Native records: 3 botanical areas
China South-Central, Myanmar, Vietnam
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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.
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An epiphyte of subtropical climates. Native to China, Myanmar, Vietnam.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
China
- China South-CentralNative
Myanmar
- MyanmarNative
Viet Nam
- VietnamNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- Am Tropical, monsoon
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
The same climate occurs in 121 areas worldwide, 118 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Phalaenopsis
Other species in Phalaenopsis
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Myanmar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Viet Nam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open source
Image information
Photograph of Phalaenopsis malipoensis
Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · File page