Vanda curvifolia

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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  • 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

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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

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Vernacular names

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

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