Orchidaceae
Vanda

Vanda cristata Wall. ex Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 216 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (SW. Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L. & Averyanova, A. (2005). Rare species of orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Vietnam. Turczaninowia 8: 39-97.
  • Deb, C.R. & Imchen, T. (2008). Orchid Diversity of Nagaland: 1-288. SciChem Publishing House, Udaipur, India.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kongbangkerd, A. & al. (2013). Vanda cristata Wall. ex Lindl. (Orchidaceae), a new record for Thailand. Thai Journal of Botany 5: 73-76.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Motes, M.R. (2021). The Natural Genus Vanda. A Monograph: 1-359. Redland press, Florda, USA.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Vij, S.P., Verma, J. & Kumar, C.S. (2013). Orchids of Himachal Pradesh: 1-275. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Aeridinae: e-monocot.org

  • Lindley, J. CXXXVII. Vanda. Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants, The. London (1833).at

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Averyanov, L. & Averyanova, A. (2005). Rare species of orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Vietnam. Turczaninowia 8: 39-97.
  • De, A. & Hajra, P.K. (2004). Taxonomic study of the genus Vanda (sensu lato) in India. The Journal of the Orchid Society of India 18: 25-40.
  • Kongbangkerd, A. & al. (2013). Vanda cristata Wall. ex Lindl. (Orchidaceae), a new record for Thailand. Thai Journal of Botany 5: 73-76.
  • Motes, M.R. (2021). The Natural Genus Vanda. A Monograph: 1-359. Redland press, Florda, USA.
  • Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 2, 2003 Bhutan K000078658 No
Motes, M. K:SPC-76040.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7328] Nepal K000639687 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chase [21061] K:SPC-73219.000 No
Luo Yi-bo et al. China K:SPC-62159.000 No
White, K. [s.n.] Nepal Trudelia cristata K:SPC-55192.000 No

Sources

  • Aeridinae: e-monocot.org

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