''Papilionanthe'' (abbreviated ''Ple.'') is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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. It is native to
Southeast Asia
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, southern
China
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, and the
Indian Subcontinent
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. ''Papillionanthe'' species are leaf succulents resembling ''
Curio repens'' (syn. ''Senecio repens'', ''Kleinia repens'').
Species
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Papilionanthe biswasiana''
(Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay – Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand
*''
Papilionanthe greenii''
(W.W.Sm.) Garay – Bhutan
*''
Papilionanthe hookeriana''
(Rchb.f.) Schltr. – Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
*''
Papilionanthe pedunculata''
(Kerr) Garay – Cambodia, Vietnam
*''
Papilionanthe sillemiana''
(Rchb.f.) Garay – Myanmar
*''
Papilionanthe cylindrica''
(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''
(J.J.Sm.) Garay – Bali, Lombok, Timor
*''
Papilionanthe uniflora''
(Lindl.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
*''
Papilionanthe vandarum''
(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''
(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
Singapore
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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''
*''× Papilisia'' = ''Papilionanthe'' × ''Luisia''
References
* Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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Vandeae genera
Orchids of Asia
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