Aerides multiflora

Aerides multiflora

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. Fieldingia
Species: Aerides multiflora

Name

Aerides multiflora Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 68 (1820).

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Aerides affinis Wall. ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 239 (1833).
  • Aerides lobbii B.S.Williams, Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 2: 39 (1862), nom. illeg.
  • Aerides veitchii B.S.Williams, Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 2: 41 (1862).
  • Aerides godefroyana Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 25: 814 (1886).
  • Epidendrum geniculatum Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 45 (1890).
  • Aerides multiflora var. godefroyana (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 75 (1891).
  • Aerides multiflora var. lobbii A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 75 (1891).
  • Aerides multiflora var. veitchii (B.S.Williams) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 75 (1891).
  • Aerides hughii G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard., Suppl.: 24 (1900).
  • Cleisostoma vacherotiana Guillaumin, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 19: 357 (1948).
  • Aerides multiflora var. dactyloides M.Ahmed, Moyeen, Pasha & Aziz Khan, Bangladesh J. Bot. 18: 152 (1989).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. 1820. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3: 68.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aerides multiflora. Accessed: 2022 Oct 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aerides multiflora 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 multiflora. 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 multiflora. Published online. Accessed: 16 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aerides multiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: أريدي متعدد الأزهار
English: Multi-flowered Aerides
русский: Аэридес многоцветковый
ไทย: มาลัยแดง
Tiếng Việt: Lan giáng hương nhiều hoa

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