Orchidaceae
Vanda

Vanda coerulescens Griff.

First published in Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 352 (1851)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arunachal Pradesh to China (SW. & S. Yunnan) and N. Thailand. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • De, A. & Hajra, P.K. (2004). Taxonomic study of the genus Vanda (sensu lato) in India. The Journal of the Orchid Society of India 18: 25-40.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Motes, M.R. (2021). The Natural Genus Vanda. A Monograph: 1-359. Redland press, Florda, USA.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Aeridinae: e-monocot.org

  • Griffith, W. Vanda. Posthumous papers bequeathed to the East India company, and printed by order of the government of Bengal: Notulæ ad Plantas Asiaticas / by the late William Griffith .. arranged by John M'Clelland. Calcutta 3, (1851).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1977 Griffith, W. [5187] K000891524 Type Yes
K:SPC-12655.000 No
India K:SPC-12654.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Vanda confusa K000891521 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vanda confusa K000891522 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vanda confusa K000891523 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vanda confusa K000891520 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Aeridinae: e-monocot.org

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