''Papilionanthe'' (abbreviated ''Ple.'') is a

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s from the orchid family,

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. It is native to

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, southern

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, and the

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Species

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Papilionanthe biswasiana ''Papilionanthe biswasiana'' is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Laos, China, Myanmar, and Thailand. Is is closely related to ''Papilionanthe vandarum''. Description It is erect or pendulous, slender, long, wide, usually unbranched stem ...

'' (Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay – Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand *''

Papilionanthe greenii ''Papilionanthe greenii'' is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Bhutan. Ecology This species has been recorded growing in subtropical lowland moist forests on ''Magnolia champaca'' (syn. ''Michelia champaca''), ''Delonix regia'', ''Lagerst ...

'' (W.W.Sm.) Garay – Bhutan *'' Papilionanthe hookeriana'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. – Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra *''

Papilionanthe pedunculata ''Papilionanthe pedunculata'' is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Cambodia, and Vietnam. This species is a floristic component of the South Annamese endemism center, which is characterised by isolated, uplifted plateaux and high mountain s ...

'' (Kerr) Garay – Cambodia, Vietnam *''

Papilionanthe sillemiana ''Papilionanthe sillemiana'' is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to Myanmar. Conservation This species is included in the CITES CITES (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flo ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Garay – Myanmar *''

Papilionanthe cylindrica ''Papilionanthe cylindrica '' is a species of epiphytic orchid native to India, and Sri Lanka. This species has been recorded in intermediate zones with dry grasslands on hilltops and upper slopes of isolated hills. Flowering occurs from February ...

'' (Lindl.) Seidenf. - India, Sri Lanka *'' Papilionanthe teres'' (Roxb.) Schltr. – Yunnan, Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalized in Fiji and Caroline Islands *''

Papilionanthe tricuspidata ''Papilionanthe tricuspidata'' is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands or nowadays known as Nusa Tenggara Islands ( id, Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara, formerly ) are an archipelago in Maritim ...

'' (J.J.Sm.) Garay – Bali, Lombok, Timor *'' Papilionanthe uniflora'' (Lindl.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam *''

Papilionanthe vandarum ''Papilionanthe vandarum'' is a species of epiphytic orchid native to India, China, Myanmar, and Nepal. Is is closely related to '' Papilionanthe biswasiana''. Description This species is adapted to drought and can grow in full sun. Flexible, lo ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, China

Formerly included taxa

*''Papilionanthe subulata'' (Willd.) Garay from Borneo, Cambodia, Malaya, Thailand is a synonym of '' Thrixspermum filiforme'' *''

Papilionanthe taiwaniana ''Papilionanthe'' (abbreviated ''Ple.'') is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent. Species *'' Papilionanthe biswasiana'' (Ghose & Mukerjee) G ...

'' (S.S.Ying) Ormerod was formerly included as a species of the genus, but has since been re-classified as a hybrid of '' Papilionanthe teres'' and '' Luisia megasepala''. It has been transferred to the nothogenus ''× Papilisia'' as '' × Papilisia taiwaniana'' (S.S.Ying) J.M.H.Shaw. ''Papilionanthe teres'' is not native to Taiwan, but has been introduced to the island. The other parent species ''Luisia megasepala'' is an endemic taiwanese species.

Hybrids

''Papilionanthe'' Miss Joaquim is a hybrid of '' Papilionanthe teres'' and '' Papilionanthe hookeriana''. It is the national flower of

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. Hybrids of ''Papilionanthe'' with other genera are placed in the following nothogenera: lphabetical One-Table List of Genera and Intergeneric Hybrids https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/list-of-orchid-genera-with-components.pdf Royal Horticultural Society, 2017. *''Papilionanda'' (''Pda.'') = ''Papilionanthe'' × ''

Vanda ''Vanda'', abbreviated in the horticultural trade as ''V.,'' is a genus in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There are about 87 species, and the genus is commonly cultivated for the marketplace. This genus and its allies are considered to be among ...

'' *''× Papilisia'' = ''Papilionanthe'' × ''Luisia''

References

* Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart * * Vandeae genera Orchids of Asia {{Vandeae-stub