Vanda coerulea

Vanda coerulea

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
Species: Vanda coerulea

Name

Vanda coerulea Griff. ex Lindley, Edwards's Bot. Reg. 33: t. 30 (1847).

• Type locality: NE India, Borpanee, Khasia.
• Holotype: Griffith 1284, K, K000895730.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Vanda coerulea var. peetersiana Cogn., Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 22: 394 (1897).
  • Vanda peetersiana (Cogn.) André, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 70: 50 (1898).
  • Vanda coerulea var. rogersii Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 22: 31 (1914).
  • Vanda coerulea var. hennisiana Schltr., Orchis 8: 142 (1914).
    • Type locality: Myanmar.
    • Holotype: 20. Sep. 1919. Döring, ex cult. Hennis, M, Barcode: M-0244424 (type status?, mixed specimen!).
  • Vanda coerulea delicata Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 33: 318 (1925).
  • Vanda coerulea f. luwangalba Kishor, Orchid Rev. 116: 224 (2008).
  • Vanda coerulea f. delicata (Rolfe) Christenson, Orchid Rev. 117: 222 (2009).
  • Vanda coerulea f. rogersii (Rolfe) Christenson, Orchid Rev. 117: 222 (2009).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central (South Yunnan). Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya. Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Griffith, W. 1847. Edwards's Botanical Register, 33, sub pl. 30.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Blue orchid
中文: 大花万代兰
中文（简体）: 大花万代兰

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