Vanda tessellata

Vanda tessellata

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 tessellata

Name

Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. ex G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 372 (1830).

• Type species

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum tessellatum Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: 34 (1795).
• Homotypic
  • Cymbidium tessellatum (Roxb.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 75 (1799).
  • Aerides tessellata (Roxb.) Wight ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 240 (1833).
• Heterotypic
  • Vanda roxburghii R.Br., Bot. Reg. 6: t. 506 (1820).
  • Cymbidium allagnata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.º 7327 (1832), nom. nud.
  • Cymbidium tesselloides Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 463 (1832).
  • Vanda tesselloides (Roxb.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 864 (1864).
  • Vanda roxburghii var. wrightiana Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 20: 262 (1883).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. 1795–1798. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel; selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company, / by William Roxburgh, M.D. ; Published, by their order, under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. ; Vol. I. Fasc. 1: colum. 1–28, lám. 21–25 (V.1795) Fasc. 2: colum. 29–40, lám. 26–50 (XI.1795) Fasc. 3: colum. 41–56, lám. 51–75 (VIII.1796) Fasc. 4: colum. 57–68, lám. 76–100 (I–III.1798) London. BHL; Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Hooker, W.J. 1830. Loudon's Hortus Britannicus. A catalogue . . . 372.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 317 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

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. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Vanda tessellata. Accessed: 2024 Jan 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Vanda tessellata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Vanda tessellata. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Vanda tessellata. Accessed: 18 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Vanda tessellata. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Vanda tessellata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Grey orchid
മലയാളം: മരവഞ്ചി
मराठी: रास्ना
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ରାସ୍ନା
中文: 黑珊瑚万代兰

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