Papilionanthe
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| Papilionanthe | |
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| Papilionanthe vandarum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Papilionanthe Schltr. |
Papilionanthe (abbreviated Ple.[1]) is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, and the Indian subcontinent.[2][3] Papillionanthe species are leaf succulents resembling Curio repens (syn. Senecio repens, Kleinia repens).
- Papilionanthe biswasiana (Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay – Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand
- Papilionanthe greenii (W.W.Sm.) Garay – Bhutan
- Papilionanthe hookeriana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. – Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
- Papilionanthe pedunculata (Kerr) Garay – Cambodia, Vietnam
- Papilionanthe sillemiana (Rchb.f.) Garay – Myanmar
- Papilionanthe cylindrica (Lindl.) Seidenf.[4] - India, Sri Lanka
- Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr. – Yunnan, Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalized in Fiji and Caroline Islands
- Papilionanthe tricuspidata (J.J.Sm.) Garay – Bali, Lombok, Timor
- Papilionanthe uniflora (Lindl.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
- Papilionanthe vandarum (Rchb.f.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, China
