Papilionanthe
Papilionanthe vandarum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Papilionanthe
Schltr.

Papilionanthe (abbreviated Ple.[1]) is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent.[2][3]

Species

Formerly included taxa

Hybrids

Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim is a hybrid of Papilionanthe teres and Papilionanthe hookeriana. It is the national flower of Singapore.

Hybrids of Papilionanthe with other genera are placed in the following nothogenera:[8]

References

  1. ^ Alphabetical List of Standard Abbreviations for Natural and Hybrid Generic Names, Royal Horticultural Society, 2017 https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/orchid-name-abbreviations-list.pdf
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 477, 凤蝶兰属 feng die lan shu, Papilionanthe Schlechter, Orchis. 9: 78. 1915.
  4. ^ Descr. Epidendrorum J.G.König: 33 (1995)
  5. ^ Orchid Rev. 112(1257, Suppl.): 47 (2004)
  6. ^ "Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) SCHLTR. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  7. ^ "Luisia megasepala Hayata | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  8. ^ [Alphabetical One-Table List of Genera and Intergeneric Hybrids https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/list-of-orchid-genera-with-components.pdf], Royal Horticultural Society, 2017.