Phalaenopsis tetraspis

Phalaenopsis tetraspis

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 tetraspis

Name

Phalaenopsis tetraspis Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 146. (1870).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Phalaenopsis speciosa var. tetraspis (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 37: 1092 (1968), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Phalaenopsis speciosa Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 15: 562 (1881).
  • Phalaenopsis speciosa var. christiana E.S.Berk., Gard. Chron., n.s., 18: 745 (1882).
  • Phalaenopsis speciosa var. imperatrix E.S.Berk., Gard. Chron., n.s., 18: 745 (1882).
  • Phalaenopsis speciosa var. maculata Gower, Garden (London, 1871-1927) 37: 582 (1890).
  • Phalaenopsis speciosa subvar. christiana (E.S.Berk.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 39 (1891).
  • Phalaenopsis speciosa subvar. imperatrix (E.S.Berk.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 38 (1891).
  • Phalaenopsis barrii King ex Hook.f., Cent. Orchid. Pl.: 38 (1895), pro syn.
  • Phalaenopsis sumatrana var. alba A.G.Wilson, Orchid World 5: 146 (1915).
  • Polychilos speciosa (Rchb.f.) Shim, Malayan Nat. J. 36: 26 (1982).
  • Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. christiana (E.S.Berk.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins, Phalaenopsis J. 26(4): 19 (2016).
  • Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. imperatrix (E.S.Berk.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins, Phalaenopsis J. 26(4): 19 (2016).
  • Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. livida O.Gruss & S.Tönne, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 3 (5) E: 37 (2017).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands. Malesia Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1870. Xenia Orchidaceae 2: 146.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phalaenopsis tetraspis. Accessed: 2022 Oct 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Phalaenopsis tetraspis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Phalaenopsis tetraspis. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Phalaenopsis tetraspis. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Phalaenopsis tetraspis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

русский: Фаленопсис тетраспис
українська: Фаленопсис тетраспис
中文: 盾花蝴蝶兰

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