Taxon:  Oeceoclades pulchra (Thouars) P. J. Cribb & M. A. Clem.



Summary
Genus:
Oeceoclades
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Cymbidieae
Subtribe:
Eulophiinae
Nomen number:
411745
Place of publication:
M. A. Clements, Austral. Orch. Res. 1:99.  1989
Verified:
08/31/1998 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
Limodorum pulchrum Thouars

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eulophia pulchra (Thouin) Lindl.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aung, Y. L. et al. 2020. An annotated checklist of Myanmar orchid flora. PhytoKeys 138:49-112. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.138.36144.
  2. Bone, R. E. et al. 2015. Phylogenetics of Eulophiinae (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): evolutionary patterns and implications for generic delimitation. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 279:43-56. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12299. Note: resolved within a monophyletic Oeceoclades
  3. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  4. Hermans, J. & P. Cribb. 2021. New combinations and other taxonomic changes for the forthcoming ‘Flore des Mascareignes’ Orchidaceae accounts. Lankesteriana 21:61-137. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v21i2.47156. Note: lectotypifies in page 127
  5. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Lewis, B. A. & P. J. Cribb. 1991. Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville
  8. Seidenfaden, G. 1992. The orchids of Indochina. Opera Bot. 114:327.
  9. Thomas. 1996. pers. comm.
  10. Wood, J. J. & P. J. Cribb. 1994. A checklist of the orchids of Borneo
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar   
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Bone, R. E. et al. 2015. Phylogenetics of Eulophiinae (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): evolutionary patterns and implications for generic delimitation. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 279:43-56. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12299. Note: resolved within a monophyletic Oeceoclades
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bone, R. E. et al. 2015. Phylogenetics of Eulophiinae (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): evolutionary patterns and implications for generic delimitation. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 279:43-56. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12299. Note: resolved within a monophyletic Oeceoclades
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Bone, R. E. et al. 2015. Phylogenetics of Eulophiinae (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): evolutionary patterns and implications for generic delimitation. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 279:43-56. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12299. Note: resolved within a monophyletic Oeceoclades
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam   
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea   
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands   
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesGuam  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji   
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNiue   
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificTonga   
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificVanuatu   
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Bone, R. E. et al. 2015. Phylogenetics of Eulophiinae (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): evolutionary patterns and implications for generic delimitation. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 279:43-56. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12299. Note: resolved within a monophyletic Oeceoclades
Native
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • INDO-CHINA: Vietnam
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: United States [Guam]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Vanuatu
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Philippines

Reference(s)
  1. Bone, R. E. et al. 2015. Phylogenetics of Eulophiinae (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): evolutionary patterns and implications for generic delimitation. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 279:43-56. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12299. Note: resolved within a monophyletic Oeceoclades
  2. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Thomas. 1996. pers. comm.
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=411745. Accessed 8 November 2026.