Vanda coerulea

Vanda coerulea

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 coerulea

Name

Vanda coerulea Griff. ex Lindley, Edwards's Bot. Reg. 33: t. 30 (1847)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Vanda coerulea var. rogersii Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 22: 31 (1914)
  • Vanda coerulea delicata Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 33: 318 (1925)
  • Vanda coerulea f. luwangalba Kishor, Orchid Rev. 116: 224 (2008)
  • Vanda coerulea f. delicata (Rolfe) Christenson, Orchid Rev. 117: 222 (2009)
  • Vanda coerulea f. rogersii (Rolfe) Christenson, Orchid Rev. 117: 222 (2009)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Griffith, W. 1847. Edwards's Botanical Register, 33, sub pl. 30.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Vanda coerulea. Accessed: 2021 Apr 7.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Vanda coerulea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Vanda coerulea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Vanda coerulea. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Vanda coerulea. Published online. Accessed: 7 Apr 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Vanda coerulea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 7.

Vernacular names

English: blue orchid

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