Aerides falcata

Aerides falcata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Aerides
Sectio: Aerides sect. Aerides
Species: Aerides falcata

Name

Aerides falcata Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 142 (1851).

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Aerides larpentae Rchb.f., Allg. Gartenzeitung 24: 219 (1856).
  • Aerides mendelii É.Morren, Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 26: 288 (1876).
  • Aerides expansa var. leoniae Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 18: 40 (1882).
  • Aerides leoniae (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 5: 301 (1885).
  • Aerides falcata var. leoniae (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 68 (1891).
  • Aerides siamensis Klinge, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 17(1): 134 (1898).
  • Aerides falcata var. maurandii Guillaumin, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 25: 329 (1953).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya (doubtful). Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. & Paxton, J. 1851. Paxton's Flower Garden. Revised. 2: 142.

Additional references

• Seidenfaden, G. 1973. Contributions to the Orchid flora of Thailand V. Botanisk Tidsskrift 68(1): 41–95. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aerides falcata. Accessed: 2022 Oct 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aerides falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Aerides falcata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aerides falcata. Published online. Accessed: 16 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aerides falcata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 指甲兰
中文（简体）: 指甲兰

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