Vanda bensonii

Vanda bensonii

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. Testacea
Species: Vanda bensonii

Name

Vanda bensonii Bateman, Bot. Mag. 92: t. 5611 (1866).

• Type locality: Burma, Prome.
• Holotype: Gibson s.n., K, K000891518; Isotype at W (Reichenbach Herbarium).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Bateman, J. 1866. Botanical Magazine 92: t. 5611.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Vanda bensonii. Accessed: 2025 May 7.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Vanda bensonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Vanda bensonii. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Vanda bensonii. Accessed: 7 May 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Vanda bensonii. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Vanda bensonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025.

Vernacular names

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