Vanda curvifolia

Vanda curvifolia

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: Vanda
Sectio: Vanda sect. Ascocentrum
Species: Vanda curvifolia

Name

Vanda curvifolia (Lindl.) L.M.Gardiner, Phytotaxa 61: 49 (2012).

• Type locality: Ceylon, most probably cult. (most likely imported from Moulmein).
• Holotype: Macrae 87, K.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Saccolabium curvifolium Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 222 (1833).
• Homotypic
  • Gastrochilus curvifolius (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891).
  • Ascocentrum curvifolium (Lindl.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 975 (1913).
• Heterotypic
  • Saccolabium miniatum Hook., Bot. Mag. 88: t. 5326 (1862), nom. illeg.
  • Saccolabium curvifolium var. luteum B.S.Williams, Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 4: 258 (1871).
  • Ascocentrum curvifolium f. luteum (B.S.Williams) Christenson, Austral. Orchid Rev. 70(6): 15 (2005).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya. Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gardiner, L.M. 2012. New combinations in the genus Vanda (Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa 61: 47–54. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.61.1.4 ResearchGate PDF Reference page. ː 49.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Vanda curvifolia. Accessed: 2022 Jul 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vanda curvifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 30. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vanda curvifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Vanda curvifolia. 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 Jul 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Vanda curvifolia. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Vanda curvifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2022.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: അസ്കോസെന്ട്രം കർവിഫോളിയം
ไทย: เอื้องเข็มแดง
Tiếng Việt: Hỏa hoàng lá cong

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