Panisea Explained

Panisea is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Species currently accepted as of June 2014:^[1]

1. Panisea albiflora (Ridl.) Seidenf. - Vietnam
2. Panisea apiculata Lindl. - Assam, Indochina
3. Panisea cavaleriei Schltr. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hainan
4. Panisea demissa (D.Don) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler - India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, China
5. Panisea distelidia I.D.Lund - Myanmar, Thailand
6. Panisea garrettii (I.D.Lund) Aver. - Thailand, Vietnam
7. Panisea moi M.Z.Huang, J.M.Yin & G.S.Yang - Hainan
8. Panisea panchaseensis Subedi - Nepal
9. Panisea tricallosa Rolfe - Hainan, Yunnan, Assam, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Indochina
10. Panisea uniflora (Lindl.) Lindl. - Yunnan, Assam, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Indochina
11. Panisea yunnanensis S.C.Chen & Z.H.Tsi - Yunnan, Vietnam
12. Panisea zeylanica (Hook.f.) Aver. - Sri Lanka

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=146873 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=123764 Flora of China v 25 p 333, 曲唇兰属 qu chun lan shu, Panisea (Lindley) Lindley, Fol. Orchid. 5(Panisea): 1. 1854.