Aerides falcata

Aerides falcata

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: Aerides
Sectio: Aerides sect. Aerides
Species: Aerides falcata

Name

Aerides falcata Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 142 (1851)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Aerides larpentae Rchb.f., Allg. Gartenzeitung 24: 219 (1856)
  • Aerides mendelii É.Morren, Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 26: 288 (1876)
  • Aerides expansa var. leoniae Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 18: 40 (1882)
  • Aerides leoniae (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 5: 301 (1885)
  • Aerides falcata var. leoniae (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 68 (1891)
  • Aerides siamensis Klinge, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 17(1): 134 (1898)
  • Aerides falcata var. maurandii Guillaumin, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 25: 329 (1953)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. & Paxton, J. 1851. Paxton's Flower Garden. Revised. 2: 142.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aerides falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 December 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aerides falcata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 December 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aerides falcata. Published online. Accessed 13 December 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Aerides falcata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 December 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aerides falcata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 December 13.

Vernacular names

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