Papilionanthe

Papilionanthe
Papilionanthe vandarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Aeridinae
Genus:	Papilionanthe Schltr.

Papilionanthe is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent.^[1][2]

1. Papilionanthe biswasiana (Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay - Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand
2. Papilionanthe greenii (W.W.Sm.) Garay - Bhutan
3. Papilionanthe hookeriana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
4. Papilionanthe pedunculata (Kerr) Garay - Cambodia, Vietnam
5. Papilionanthe sillemiana (Rchb.f.) Garay - Myanmar
6. Papilionanthe subulata (Willd.) Garay - India, Sri Lanka
7. Papilionanthe taiwaniana (S.S.Ying) Ormerod - Taiwan
8. Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr. - Yunnan, Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalized in Fiji and Caroline Islands
9. Papilionanthe tricuspidata (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Bali, Lombok, Timor
10. Papilionanthe uniflora (Lindl.) Garay - Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
11. Papilionanthe vandarum (Rchb.f.) Garay - Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, China

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Flora of China v 25 p 477, 凤蝶兰属 feng die lan shu, Papilionanthe Schlechter, Orchis. 9: 78. 1915.

• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart