Papilionanthe

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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] Papillionanthe species are leaf succulents resembling Curio repens (syn. Senecio repens, Kleinia repens).

Species

Formerly included taxa

  • Papilionanthe subulata (Willd.) Garay from Borneo, Cambodia, Malaya, Thailand is a synonym of Thrixspermum filiforme
  • Papilionanthe taiwaniana (S.S.Ying) Ormerod was formerly included as a species of the genus, but has since been re-classified as a hybrid of Papilionanthe teres and Luisia megasepala. It has been transferred to the nothogenus × Papilisia as × Papilisia taiwaniana (S.S.Ying) J.M.H.Shaw.[5] Papilionanthe teres is not native to Taiwan, but has been introduced to the island. The other parent species Luisia megasepala is an endemic Taiwanese species.[6][7]

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]

  • Papilionanda (Pda.) = Papilionanthe × Vanda
  • × Papilisia = Papilionanthe × Luisia

References

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  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)
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  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.

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