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Phalaenopsis Blume

This genus name was first published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 294 (1825)   Link to external nomenclature reference

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) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000012443
Grussia M.Wolff Orchid. Atlas : 165 (2007) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000016280
Hygrochilus Pfitzer Nat. Pflanzenfam. , Nachtr. 1: 112 (1897) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000018578
Kingidium P.F.Hunt Kew Bull. 24: 97 (1970) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020016
Kingiella Rolfe Orchid Rev. 25: 196 (1917) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020017
Lesliea Seidenf. Opera Bot. 95: 190 (1988) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000021453
Nothodoritis Z.H.Tsi Acta Phytotax. Sin. 27: 58 (1989) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026274
Ornithochilus (Lindl.) Wall. ex Benth. Gen. Pl. 3: 478 (1883) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000027185
Polychilos Breda Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 1: t. [1] (1828) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000030712
Polystylus Hasselt ex Hassk. Retzia 1: 3 (1855) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000030839
Sedirea Garay & H.R.Sweet Orchids S. Ryukyu Is. : 149 (1974) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000034938
Stauritis Rchb.f. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 18: 34 (1862) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036314
Stauroglottis Schauer Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 432 (1843) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036318
Synadena Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 9 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000037245
Grafia A.D.Hawkes Phytologia 13: 305 (1966) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4100003149

Species in Phalaenopsis ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

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 f. aurea (R.Warner) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 80 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028565
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 aphrodite var. formosana (Christenson) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 94 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis bertii Hasselbr. & Nash Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5: 2573 (1916) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000268169
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis bertii Hasselbr. & Nash Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5: 2573 (1916) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001222023
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis deliciosa var. bella (Teijsm. & Binn.) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 152 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028477
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis deliciosa var. philippinensis (Ames) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 145 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis deliciosa var. wightii (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 152 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis dilucula M.Hiroe Orchid Flowers 2: 43, without latin descr. or type. 1971 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001354793
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. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326450
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis gigantea f. aurea (Christenson) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 200 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028567
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis harriettae Rolfe Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 2: 8 (1887) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000268234
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis intermedia f. portei (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 474 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028570
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis leda Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 3: 457 (1888) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000268251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana f. ochracea (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 269 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028568
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] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200010597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis modesta var. bella (O.Gruss & Roellke) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 312 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis modesta var. bella O.Gruss & Roellke Phalaenopsis: a monograph 147 2001 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402209
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis pantherina f. borneensis (Garay) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 328 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028478
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 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001222429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis sanderiana f. alcicornis (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 378 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028479
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis sanderiana f. marmorata (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 377 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028569
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis sect. Antenniferae Pfitzer Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 2(6): 212 1889 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000058587
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis sect. Aphyllae H.R.Sweet Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 37: 872 1968 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400011669
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis sect. Doritis J.J.Sm. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 32: 366 1933 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000058588
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis sect. Parishianae H.R.Sweet Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 37: 872 1968 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400011870
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis sect. Polychilos Rchb.f. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 22(39): 298 1864 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200073502
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis sect. Proboscidioides Rolfe Gard. Chron. n.s., 26: 276 1886 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400011869
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis sect. Stauroglottis Benth. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 332 1881 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000058599
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis stobartiana f. hainanensis (Tang & F.T.Wang) O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 391 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028480
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis stuartiana var. lendyana hort. Gard. World 2: 412. 1886 [27 Feb 1886] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200027583
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis sumatrana var. purpurea hort. Garden (London, 1871-1927) 25: 420. 1884 [17 May 1884] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200029720
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis taenialis var. yunnanensis Yuan Y.Li, O.Gruss & S.R.Lan Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 9(3): 23 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200059443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis wilsonii f. sinoviride Z.J.Liu & O.Gruss Gen. Phalaenopsis World 462 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028481
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phalaenopsis zhanhuoana X.H.Jin & Shi Y.Qin PhytoKeys 237: 156 2024 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000058665