Orchidaceae

Phaius Lour.

First published in Fl. Cochinch.: 529 (1790), nom. rej. Tentatively accepted awaiting further work on Calanthe.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa to Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niue, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cuba, Florida, Hawaii, Jamaica, Panamá, Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hermans, J. & Cribb, P.J. (2023). Flore des Mascareignes 170(1): 1-340. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Sone, J. & Cribb, P. (2017). Lady Tankerville's Legacy: 1-278. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fl. Cochinch.: 529 (1790).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Cochinch.: 529 (1790)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 14, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0164] Thailand K000597143 Yes
Jan 14, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0164] Thailand K000597142 Yes
Jan 14, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0164] Thailand K000597141 Yes
Nov 15, 2007 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000597140 Yes
Nov 15, 2007 Kerr, A.F.G. [18] Thailand K000597139 Yes
Lecoufle New Caledonia K:SPC-36142.000 No
K:SPC-19218.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-47090.000 No
K:SPC-20313.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3747] K001119934 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lamb, A.; Surat, A. [AL1325/91] Malaysia K:SPC-56339.000 No
Sands, M. [802] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-33001.000 No
Dupuy, D.J.; Cribb; Cribb, P. [M882] Madagascar K:SPC-59063.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-61013.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-57014.000 No
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1515] K:SPC-32702.000 No
Du Puy, D.J. [M712] Madagascar K:SPC-72587.000 No
Thailand K:SPC-50617.000 No
K:SPC-19217.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-61097.000 No
Lewis, B.; Mcdonagh, J. [163] Vanuatu K:SPC-55853.000 No
Hazebroek, H. [s.n.] Malaysia K:SPC-70069.000 No
K:SPC-25806.000 No
Bone, R.E. [332] Zambia K001418356 Yes
Reeve, T.M. [1060] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-47915.000 No
Che'Bajuri; Che'Sanusi [188/65] Malaysia K:SPC-31557.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0