Phreatia limenophylax

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Phreatia limenophylax']

English: Norfolk Island caterpillar orchid

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Podochileae • Subtribus: Thelasinae • Genus: Phreatia • Species: Phreatia limenophylax (Endl.) Rchb.f. (1857)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Plexaure limenophylax Endl., Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 30 (1833)
Homotypic synonyms
- Eria limenophylax (Endl.) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 54 (1857)
- Pinalia limenophyllax (Endl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 678 (1891)
Heterotypic synonyms
- Oberonia lindleyana Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde: 200 (1834)
- Oberonia crassiuscula F.Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 6: 290 (1873)
- Phreatia lindleyana (Brongn.) Benth & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 2: 503 (1894)
- Phreatia pachyphylla Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 79 (1906)
- Phreatia vitiensis Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 39: 175 (1909)
- Sarcochilus microphyton Kraenzl., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 74: 95 (1929)

Botanical illustrations edit

Phreatia limenophylax
(as syn.
Eria limenophylax)
plate 130 in:
H. G. Reichenbach:
Xenia orchidacea - vol. 2
(1874)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Papuasia Solomon Islands. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands.

External links edit

Wikispecies has an entry on: Phreatia limenophylax.

Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Phreatia limenophylax