Vanda coerulescens

Vanda coerulescens

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. Longicalcarata
Species: Vanda coerulescens

Name

Vanda coerulescens Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 352 (1851).

• Type locality: Myanmar, Bhamo.
• Holotype: 26 Apr. 1837, Griffith 5187, K K000891524.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Vanda caerulescens Lindl., J. Hort. Soc. London 6: viii (1857), orth. var.
  • Vanda coerulescens var. hennisiana Schltr., Orchis 8: 83 (1914).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Griffith, W. 1851. Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas 3: 352.
• Griffith, W. 1851. Icones Plantarum Asiaticarum pt. 3: pl. 331.

Additional references

• Lindley, J. 1853. Vanda No. 19. Folia Orchidacea: (9)
• Reichenbach, H.G. 1869. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette 1869: 498.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Vanda coerulescens. Accessed: 2021 Apr 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Vanda coerulescens 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 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Vanda coerulescens in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Vanda coerulescens. 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 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Vanda coerulescens. Published online. Accessed: 1 Apr 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Vanda coerulescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 1.

Vernacular names

العربية: فاندا مزرقة
中文: 小蓝万代兰

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