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June 2025

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genus

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.

Statistics

Synonyms of Phalaenopsis

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Doritis Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 178 (1833) wfo-4000012443
Grussia M.Wolff Orchid. Atlas : 165 (2007) wfo-4000016280
Hygrochilus Pfitzer Nat. Pflanzenfam. , Nachtr. 1: 112 (1897) wfo-4000018578
Kingidium P.F.Hunt Kew Bull. 24: 97 (1970) wfo-4000020016
Kingiella Rolfe Orchid Rev. 25: 196 (1917) wfo-4000020017
Lesliea Seidenf. Opera Bot. 95: 190 (1988) wfo-4000021453
Nothodoritis Z.H.Tsi Acta Phytotax. Sin. 27: 58 (1989) wfo-4000026274
Ornithochilus (Lindl.) Wall. ex Benth. Gen. Pl. 3: 478 (1883) wfo-4000027185
Polychilos Breda Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 1: t. [1] (1828) wfo-4000030712
Polystylus Hasselt ex Hassk. Retzia 1: 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. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 432 (1843) wfo-4000036318
Synadena Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 9 (1838) wfo-4000037245
Grafia A.D.Hawkes Phytologia 13: 305 (1966) wfo-4100003149

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link