Smitinandia

Smitinandia micrantha (Typus)

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: Smitinandia

Overview of species (3)

S. helferi – S. micrantha – S. selebensis

Name

Smitinandia Holttum, Gard. Bull. Singapore 25: 105 (1969)

• Type species: Smitinandia micrantha (Lindl.) Holttum, Gard. Bull. Singapore 25: 106 (1969)

Etymology: named after Thai botanist Tem Smitinand.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical  Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Malaya, Sulawesi. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Holttum, R.E. 1969. The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 25(1): 105.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 295 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Smitinandia in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Smitinandia
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Smitinandia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 January 31. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Smitinandia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 January 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Smitinandia. Published online. Accessed 31 January 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Smitinandia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 January 31.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Smitinandia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 31 January 2020.
• หอพรรณไม้ (in Thai). Accessed: 19 August 2021.

Vernacular names

中文: 盖喉兰属
中文（简体）: 盖喉兰属

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