Vanda alpina

Vanda alpina

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. Cristatae
Species: Vanda alpina

Name

Vanda alpina (Lindl.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 4: 10 (1853).

• Type locality: India, Khasia Hills.
• Holotype: Gibson s.n., K, K000078661.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Luisia alpina Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 56 (1838).
• Homotypic
  • Stauropsis alpina (Lindl.) Tang & F.T.Wang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 93 (1951).
  • Trudelia alpina (Lindl.) Garay, Orchid Digest 50: 76 (1986).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya. Indo-China Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1853. Folia Orchidacea. Vanda 4((Vanda)): 10.
• Garay, L.A. 1986. Trudelia, a new name for Vanda alpina. Orchid Digest 50: 73–77.

Additional 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. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Vanda alpina. Accessed: 2022 Jul 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vanda alpina 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 alpina 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 alpina. 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 alpina. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Vanda alpina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: فاندا ألبية
中文: 垂头万代兰
中文（简体）: 垂头万代兰

For more multimedia, look at Vanda alpina on Wikimedia Commons.