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For the greater part of the twentieth century, Papilionanthe was called ‘terete Vanda’, but it is now recognized as a distinct genus as proposed by Rudolf Schlechter in 1915. It is currently expanded to include 11 members all growing in full sun. Stem is several metres long, terete, erect, becoming pendulous in the absence of adequate support, and branching. Leaves are also terete, fleshy, not close together. Numerous flowers are borne on axillary inflorescences. Flowers are medium-size, resupinate, with a lip that is spurred and devoid of callosities. Rooted in the ground, the habit of Papilionanthe is to scramble over stronger plants or rocks, but one species (Ple. hookeriana) grows in swamps (Fig. Pap 80.1).
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Teoh, E.S. (2021). Papilionanthe Schltr.. In: Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 2 (G - P). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80428-2_28
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