Phalaenopsis subg. Ornithochilus explained

Phalaenopsis subg. Ornithochilus is a subgenus of the genus Phalaenopsis^[1] native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Himalayas.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

The species are monopodial, epiphytic herbs.^[2]

Generative characteristics

The flowers are small to medium sized. The spurred labellum is immobile. The column is 0.1–0.3 cm long.^[3]

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.^{[4] [5]}

Species

It consists of the following species:

• Phalaenopsis cacharensis (Barbhuiya, B.K.Dutta & Schuit.) Kocyan & Schuit.^[6]
• Phalaenopsis difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit.
• Phalaenopsis yingjiangensis (Z.H.Tsi) Kocyan & Schuit.

Notes and References

1. Deng, 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.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. Phalaenopsis subgen. Ornithochilus (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved December 1, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77138156-1
5. Kocyan, A., & Schuiteman, A. (2014). New combinations in Aeridinae (Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa, 161(1), 61-85.
6. Schuiteman, A. (2014) Phalaenopsis: the limits of a genus.