Vandopsis gigantea

Vandopsis gigantea

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: Vandopsis
Species: Vandopsis gigantea

Name

Vandopsis gigantea (Lindl.) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(6): 210 (1889)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Vanda gigantea Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 215 (1833)
• Homotypic
  • Fieldia gigantea (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 39 (1862)
  • Stauropsis gigantea (Lindl.) Benth. ex Pfitzer, Grundz. Morph. Orchid.: 14 (1881)
• Heterotypic
  • Vanda lindleyana Griff. ex Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 22 (1851)
  • Stauropsis chinensis Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 130 (1907)
  • Vandopsis chinensis (Rolfe) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 196 (1911)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh. Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malesia Malaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pfitzer, E.H.H. 1889. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 2 (6): 210.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Vandopsis gigantea. Accessed: 2022 Apr 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vandopsis gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vandopsis gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Vandopsis gigantea. 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 Apr 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Vandopsis gigantea. Published online. Accessed: 1 Apr 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Vandopsis gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Apr 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 拟万代兰
中文（简体）: 拟万代兰

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