Vanda coelestis

Vanda coelestis

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
Sectio: Vanda sect. Flabellatae
Species: Vanda coelestis

Name

Vanda coelestis (Rchb.f.) Motes, Nat. Gen. Vanda 217 (2021).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Saccolabium coeleste Rchb.f., Flora 68: 301 (1885).
• Homotypic
  • Rhynchostylis coelestis (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 53 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Vanda pseudocaerulescens Guillaumin, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 77: 335 (1930).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Motes, M.R. 2021. The Natural Genus Vanda. Redland, Florida: Redland Press. 480 pp. ISBN 9781637603307 Reference page. 
• Zeng, M.-Y., Chen, J.-L., Hunag, M.-Z. & Li, M.-H. 2024. Phylogenetic position of Vanda coelestis (Rchb.f.) Motes (Orchidaceae; Aeridinae): evidence from complete plastome and combined traditional sequences. Phytotaxa 638(3): 285–293. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.638.3.8

Additional references

• Kent, A.H. 1891. Manual of Orchidaceous Plants Cultivated Under Glass in Great Britain Part 7: 53.
• Guillaumin, A. 1930. Espèces et localités nouvelles d'Orchidées-Vandées d'Indo-Chine. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 77(3): 326–340. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1930.10833732 Reference page.