Papilionanthe

Papilionanthe (abbreviated Ple.) is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, and the Indian subcontinent. Papillionanthe species are leaf succulents resembling Curio repens (syn. Senecio repens, Kleinia repens).

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar

Observations recorded566

General: Papilionanthe consists of 12 species collectively Use: and joints (Lawler 1984). Papilionanthe is horticulturally

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 16
With media: 14
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: IGL-UNAM, MICH, A, BPBM, SEL, MNHN
Recorded in: Mexico, India, China, United States, Cultivation, Vietnam

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==Species== Papilionanthe biswasiana (Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay – Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand Papilionanthe greenii (W.W.Sm.) Garay – Bhutan Papilionanthe hookeriana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. – Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra Papilionanthe pedunculata (Kerr) Garay – Cambodia, Vietnam Papilionanthe sillemiana (Rchb.f.) Garay – Myanmar Papilionanthe cylindrica (Lindl.) Seidenf. - India, Sri Lanka Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr. – Yunnan, Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalized in Fiji and Caroline Islands Papilionanthe tricuspidata (J.J.Sm.) Garay – Bali, Lombok, Timor Papilionanthe uniflora (Lindl.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam Papilionanthe vandarum (Rchb.f.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, China

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