Taxon:  Phalaenopsis japonica (Rchb. f.) Kocyan & Schuit.



Summary
Genus:
Phalaenopsis
Subgenus:
Hygrochilus
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Vandeae
Subtribe:
Aeridinae
Nomen number:
476609
Place of publication:
Phytotaxa 161:67.  2013
Verified:
11/10/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Aerides japonica Rchb. f.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Sedirea japonica (Rchb. f.) Garay & H. R. Sweet

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  2. Kocyan, A. & A. Schuiteman. 2013. New combinations in Aeridinae (Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa 161:61-85.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengw.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Garay, L. A. & H. R. Sweet. 1974. Orchids of the southern Ryukyus
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan Sheng (w.), Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Ryukyu Islands]

Reference(s)
  1. Garay, L. A. & H. R. Sweet. 1974. Orchids of the southern Ryukyus
  2. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=476609. Accessed 6 November 2026.