Phalaenopsis gigantea

Phalaenopsis gigantea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Subgenus: Phalaenopsis subg. Phalaenopsis
Sectio: Phalaenopsis sect. Polychilos
Species: Phalaenopsis gigantea

Name

Phalaenopsis gigantea J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 22: 45 (1909).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Polychilos gigantea (J.J.Sm.) Shim, Malayan Nat. J. 36: 23 (1982).
• Heterotypic
  • Phalaenopsis gigantea var. decolorata Braem ex Holle-De Raeve, Schlechteriana 2: 7 (1991).
  • Phalaenopsis gigantea var. aurea Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 127 (2001).
  • Phalaenopsis gigantea f. decolorata (Braem ex Holle-De Raeve) Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 128 (2001).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Malesia Borneo. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.J. 1909. Neue Orchideen des malaiischen Archipels III (Orchidaceae novae Malayenses III). Bulletin du Departement de l'Agriculture aux Indes Neerlandaises, 22: 1–51. BHLReference page: 45.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phalaenopsis gigantea. Accessed: 2024 Apr 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Phalaenopsis gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Apr 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Phalaenopsis gigantea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Apr 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Phalaenopsis gigantea. Accessed: 27 Apr 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Phalaenopsis gigantea. Published online. Accessed: 27 Apr 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Phalaenopsis gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Apr 2024.

Vernacular names

русский: Фаленопсис гигантский
українська: Фаленопсис гігантський
中文: 象耳蝴蝶兰

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