Papilionanthe teres




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Vandeae
Subtribe Aeridinae
Scientific name Papilionanthe teres (Roxburgh) Schlechter
Synonyms Dendrobium teres Roxburgh; Papilionanthe teres (Roxburgh) Schlechter forma candida (Reichenbach f.) Christenson; Vanda teres (Roxburgh) Lindley; Vanda teres (Roxburgh) Lindley var. candida Reichenbach f.
Common name (Chinese common name) feng die lan (風蝶蘭)
Distribution China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, India
Reference Papilionanthe teres (Roxburgh) Schlechter
Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr.
Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr.
Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr. 1915
Note Photo of  Papilionanthe teres 'Jay Bird' below is that of an orchid (as Vanda teres 'Jay Bird') which was cultivated by Madame Kazumi Yoshihara and displayed at the Orchid Show 2009 in Yokohama Takashimaya (Yokohama City, Japan).
Photos of  Papilionanthe teres 'Grandiflora' below are those of orchids which were cultivated by Mr. Masahiro Saito and displayed at the Orchid Show 2012 in Sunshine City (Tokyo, Japan).



'Grandiflora' 'Ohyamazaki' 'Jay Bird'
January 2012
at Sunshine City
June 2010
at Mochidzuki Orchid Nursery
January 2009
at Yokohama Takashimaya



'Grandiflora'
January 2012
at Sunshine City