Vanda thwaitesii

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 thwaitesii

Name

Vanda thwaitesii Hook.f., in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 4: 193 (1898).

• Type locality: Sri Lanka, Hunasgiria District (=Hunnasgiriya).
• Holotype: drawing by H. de Alwis, PDA ?.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Aerides tessellata (Thwaites) Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 305 (1861). (non Aerides tessellata (Roxb.) Wight ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 240 (1833).)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1890. A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon 4: 193.

Additional references

• Thwaites, G.H.K. 1864. Enumeratio plantarum Zeylaniae: 305 (as Aerides tessellatum Thwaites nec Wight).
• Kumar, M. 1998. Studies on the epiphytic flora in the tropical forest ecosystem of Western Ghats with special reference to Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. (KFRI Research Report No: 139. Abstract, -->PDF!! Reference page. 
• Kumudini H. Aug. 2014. Vanda thwaitesii blooms from extinction. The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Link.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Vanda thwaitesii. Accessed: 2022 Aug 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vanda thwaitesii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vanda thwaitesii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Vanda thwaitesii. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Vanda thwaitesii. Published online. Accessed: 1 Aug 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Vanda thwaitesii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Aug 2022.