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Phalaenopsis

The genus Phalaenopsis is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Phalaenopsis

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 2
Phalaenopsis amboinensis J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × amphitrite O'Brien Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis aphrodite Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Phalaenopsis appendiculata Carr Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis bastianii O.Gruss & Roellke Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis bellina (Rchb.f.) Christenson Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × bertii Hasselbr. & Nash Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis bertii Hzsselbr. & Nash Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Phalaenopsis brymeriana Rchb. f. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Phalaenopsis buyssoniana Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis celebensis H.R.Sweet Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis chibae T.Yukawa Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis cochlearis Holttum Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis corningiana Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi (Breda) Blume & Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis deliciosa Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Phalaenopsis doweryensis Garay & Christenson Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis fasciata Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis fimbriata J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis finleyi Christenson Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis floresensis Fowlie Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis fuscata Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × gersenii (Teijsm. & Binn.) Rolfe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis gibbosa H.R.Sweet Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis gigantea J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × harriettae Rolfe Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis honghenensis F.Y.Liu Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis Fowlie Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × intermedia Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis javanica J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis kunstleri Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × leda Rchb.f. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × leucorrhoda Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis lindenii Loher Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis lobbii (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis lowii Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis luteola Burb. ex Garay, Christenson & O.Gruss Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis maculata Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis malipoensis Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis mannii Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis mariae Burb.ex R.Warner & H.Williams Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis micholitzi hort. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Phalaenopsis micholitzii Rolfe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis mirabilis (Seidenf.) Schuit. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis modesta J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis mysorensis C.J.Saldanha Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis natmataungensis (T.Yukawa, Nob.Tanaka & J.Murata) Dalström & Ormerod Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis pallens (Lindl.) Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis parishii Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis philippinensis Golamco ex Fowlie & C.Z.Tang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis porteri hort. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis pulchra (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis regnieriana Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis reichenbachiana Rchb.f. & Sander Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis robinsonii J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × rolfeana H.R.Sweet Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis sanderiana Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis schilleriana Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × singuliflora J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis speciosa Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis stobartiana Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis stuartiana Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis sumatrana Korth. & Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis taenialis (Lindl.) Christenson & Pradhan Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis tetraspis Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis thailandica O.Gruss & Roeth Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × valentinii Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis × veitchiana Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis venosa Shim & Fowlie Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis violacea H.Witte Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis viridis J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Phalaenopsis wilsonii Rolfe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 248 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Phalaenopsis. Of these 70 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 174 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Phalaenopsis. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 248 species names for the genus Phalaenopsis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 70 28.2%
Synonym 171 69.0%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 7 2.8%

All names

The status of the 422 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Phalaenopsis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 74 17.5%
Synonym 341 80.8%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 7 1.7%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 248 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Phalaenopsis, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 70 165 0 0 235 94.8%
Medium confidence 0 6 0 0 6 2.4%
Low confidence 0 0 0 7 7 2.8%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Phalaenopsis is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 6 0 4 0 10 4.0%
WCSP 70 165 0 3 0 238 96.0%