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 Paywall

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