Phalaenopsis subg. Ornithochilus is a subgenus of the genus PhalaenopsisDeng, H., Zhang, G. Q., Liu, Z. J., & Wang, Y. (2015). A new species and a new combination of Phalaenopsis (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Aeridinae): evidence from morphological and DNA analysis. Phytotaxa, 238(3), 243-254. native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Himalayas.
Description
Vegetative characteristics The species are monopodial, epiphytic herbs.Ornithochilus (Wallich ex Lindley) Bentham & J. D. Hooker. (n.d.). Flora of China @ efloras.org. Retrieved December 1, 2024, from http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=123197 Generative characteristics The flowers are small to medium sized. The spurred labellum is immobile. The column is 0.1–0.3 cm long.Li, M. H., Zhang, G. Q., Liu, Z. J., & Lan, S. R. (2014). Revision of Hygrochilus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Aeridinae) and a molecular phylogenetic analysis. Phytotaxa, 159(4), 256-268.
Taxonomy Publication It was first published as Aerides sect. Ornithochilus by John Lindley based on previous work by Nathaniel Wallich in 1833. It was later integrated into the genus Phalaenopsis on the subgeneric level as Phalaenopsis subg. Ornithochilus published by Alexander Kocyan and André Schuiteman in 2014.Phalaenopsis subgen. Ornithochilus (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved December 1, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77138156-1Kocyan, A., & Schuiteman, A. (2014). New combinations in Aeridinae (Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa, 161(1), 61-85. Species It consists of the following species: Phalaenopsis cacharensis (Barbhuiya, B.K.Dutta & Schuit.) Kocyan & Schuit.Schuiteman, A. (2014) Phalaenopsis: the limits of a genus. Phalaenopsis difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit. Phalaenopsis yingjiangensis (Z.H.Tsi) Kocyan & Schuit.
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