Papilionanthe tricuspidata
Appearance
Papilionanthe tricuspidata | |
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herbarium specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Papilionanthe |
Species: | P. tricuspidata
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Binomial name | |
Papilionanthe tricuspidata (J.J.Sm.) Garay[1]
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Distribution of Papilionanthe tricuspidata | |
Synonyms | |
Vanda tricuspidata J.J.Sm.[2] |
Papilionanthe tricuspidata is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.[3] Its status remains an enigma and some individuals were identified as hybrids involving Papilionanthe teres.[4] The species was described as difficult to flower and only producing small flowers. It occurs sympatric with Vanda limbata and supposedly with "Vanda purpurea",[5] which does not appear to be any known species or synonym. Like all members of the genus, this species bears terete leaves on a slender stem.
References
[edit]- ^ Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 372 (1974)
- ^ Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 13: 48 (1914)
- ^ "Papilionanthe tricuspidata (J.J.Sm.) Garay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ Teoh, E. S. (2021). Papilionanthe Schltr. In Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 2 (G-P) (pp. 205-219). Springer, Cham.
- ^ Bouman, M. A. (1933). Vanda's van Timor en Alor. De Tropische Natuur, 22(3), 49-51.