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Papilionanthe tricuspidata

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Papilionanthe tricuspidata
herbarium specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Papilionanthe
Species:
P. tricuspidata
Binomial name
Papilionanthe tricuspidata
(J.J.Sm.) Garay[1]
Distribution of Papilionanthe tricuspidata
Synonyms

Vanda tricuspidata J.J.Sm.[2]

Papilionanthe tricuspidata is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.[3] Its status remains an enigma and some individuals were identified as hybrids involving Papilionanthe teres.[4] The species was described as difficult to flower and only producing small flowers. It occurs sympatric with Vanda limbata and supposedly with "Vanda purpurea",[5] which does not appear to be any known species or synonym. Like all members of the genus, this species bears terete leaves on a slender stem.

References

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  1. ^ Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 372 (1974)
  2. ^ Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 13: 48 (1914)
  3. ^ "Papilionanthe tricuspidata (J.J.Sm.) Garay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
  4. ^ Teoh, E. S. (2021). Papilionanthe Schltr. In Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 2 (G-P) (pp. 205-219). Springer, Cham.
  5. ^ Bouman, M. A. (1933). Vanda's van Timor en Alor. De Tropische Natuur, 22(3), 49-51.