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Phalaenopsis Blume

This genus name was first published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 294 (1825)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000029085.

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Synonyms of Phalaenopsis

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Doritis Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 178 (1833) wfo-4000012443
Grussia – – wfo-4000016280
Hygrochilus Pfitzer Nat. Pflanzenfam. , Nachtr. 1: 112 (1897) wfo-4000018578
Kingidium P.F.Hunt Kew Bull. 24: 97 (1970) wfo-4000020016
Kingiella – – wfo-4000020017
Lesliea – – wfo-4000021453
Nothodoritis Z.H.Tsi Acta Phytotax. Sin. 27: 58 (1989) wfo-4000026274
Ornithochilus (Wall. ex Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. 3: 478 (1883) wfo-4000027185
Polychilos Breda, Kuhl & Hasselt Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 1: t. [1] (1828) wfo-4000030712
Polystylus A.Hasselt ex Hassk. Retzia 3. 1855. wfo-4000030839
Sedirea Garay & H.R.Sweet Orchids S. Ryukyu Is. : 149 (1974) wfo-4000034938
Stauritis Rchb.f. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 18: 34. 1862. wfo-4000036314
Stauroglottis Schauer Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 19(1): 432. 1843. wfo-4000036318
Synadena Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 9. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000037245

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Phalaenopsis:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis amabilis var. aurea (auct.) Rolfe Gard. Chron. n.s., 26: 212 1886 — wfo-0000268141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis arunachalensis K.Gogoi & Rinya Lankesteriana 20(3): 275. 2020 wfo-1000024036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis bellina f. fangtasticana Koop. Orchid Digest 86(1): 40. 2022 wfo-1200008654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis bertii Hasselbr. & Nash Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5: 2573 (1916) wfo-0000268169
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis bertii Hasselbr. & Nash Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5: 2573 (1916) wfo-0001222023
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis boulbetii (Telepova) J.M.H.Shaw Orchid Rev. Suppl., 127(1326): 45. 2019 wfo-1000033797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis dilucula M.Hiroe Orchid Flowers 2: 43, without latin descr. or type. 1971 wfo-0001354793
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis doweryensis f. flavocrameriana O.Gruss & J.Y.Wang Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 8(1): 5. 2022 wfo-1200024266
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis fasciata f. flava Valmayor & D.Tiu in H.L. Valmayor, Orchidiana Philippiniana 1: 271 (1984), without latin descr. or type. wfo-0001326450
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis fasciata var. bhalukpungensis K.Gogoi & Sonowal Richardiana, N.S. 3: 336, figs. 1-3. 2021 wfo-1200008387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis formosana (Christenson) J.M.H.Shaw Orchid Rev. Suppl., 129(1336):. 2021 wfo-1200008506
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis grandiflora var. ruckeri Burb. Garden (London, 1871-1927) 9: 314. 1876 wfo-1200019331
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis harriettae Rolfe Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 2: 8 (1887) wfo-0000268234
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis hygrochila f. flava O.Gruss, N.H.Tuan & C.X.Canh OrchideenJ. 29(3): 119. 2022 wfo-1200024265
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis intermedia var. brymeriana Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. n.s., 5: 366. 1876 wfo-1200019486
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis kapuasensis f. flava G.Benk, Cavestro & O.Gruss OrchideenJ. 25(1): 7. 2018 wfo-1200002650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis laotica (O.Gruss & Aver.) O.Gruss Orchid Rev. Suppl.,129(1335): 22. 2021 wfo-1000028370
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis leda Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 3: 457 (1888) wfo-0000268251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis leucorrhoda var. grandiflora T.Moore Florist & Pomol. 28: 96. 1875 wfo-1200019365
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis lotubela O.Gruss, Cavestro & G.Benk Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 4(10): 75. 2018 wfo-1000006267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana f. crameriana O.Gruss Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 6(16): 125. 2020 wfo-1200007681
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis medogensis X.H.Jin & C.B.Ma PhytoKeys 214: 41, figs. 1-4. 2022 [22 Nov 2022] (epublished) wfo-1000041613
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis micholitzi hort. Gartenflora 41: 184 1892 — wfo-0001222366
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis micholitzii Sander ex Mast. Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 8: 197, mid-column. 1890 [16 Aug 1890] wfo-1200010597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis modesta var. bella O.Gruss & Roellke Orchidee (Hamburg) 43(5): 205, without type. 1992 wfo-0001402209
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis porteri (Rchb.f.) Denning Gard. Chron. n.s., 5(116): 369. 1876 [18 Mar 1876] : use P. portei wfo-0001222429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis putaoensis X.H.Jin & H.A.Mung Phytotaxa 484(2): 244. 2021 wfo-1000028371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis schilleriana var. grandiflora Brero Orchidee (Bandoeng) 4: 23. 1935 wfo-1200019484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis schilleriana var. odorata Brero Orchidee (Bandoeng) 4: 23. 1935 wfo-1200019495
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. alba O.Gruss & Koop. Orchid Digest 83(4): 280. 2019 wfo-1200009059
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. brunneola O.Gruss & Koop. Orchid Digest 83(4): 280. 2019 wfo-1200009060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. speciosa (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins Phalaenopsis J. 26(4): 18 (2016) wfo-0001322021