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Papilionanthe

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Papilionanthe

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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).

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. 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

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Aeridinae
Image
Papilionanthe vandarum.jpg
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taxon name
Papilionanthe
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Papilionanthe
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8804
Commons category
Papilionanthe
Commons gallery
Papilionanthe
taxon common name
凤蝶兰属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • Formerly included taxa
  • Hybrids
  • References

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).

==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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