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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

131.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30483; hybrids: 1409
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl.: 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl.: 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam.: 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., ser. 4, sect. B Adansonia 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot.: 73 (1835)
131.6506 Genus Vanda Jones; As. Res. 4: 302 (1795), R. Br., Bot. Reg. t. 506 (1820) s. l.
Distribution: Tropical Asia to S-China, N-Australia and Marianas
Species listed in database: 87; hybrids: 12
= Ascocentropsis Senghas & Schildh.; J. Orchideenfr. 7(4): 289 (2000)
= Ascocentrum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 975 (1913) ex J. J. Sm. (1914)
= Ascolabium S.S.Ying; Coll. Indig. Orch. Taiwan 1(2): 53 (1977)
= Christensonia Haager; Orchid Digest 57(1): 40 (1993)
= Eparmatostigma Garay; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23(4): 178 (1972)
= Euanthe Schltr.; Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 567 (1914)
= Finetia Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 140 (1918) [non Gagnep. 1916]
= Gunnaria S.C.Chen ex Z.J.Liu & L.J.Chen; J. Syst. Evol. 47(6): 602 (2009), nom. nov. for Ascocentropsis Senghas & Schildhauer
= Neofinetia Hu; Rhodora 27: 107 (1925)
= Nipponorchis Masam.; Mem. Fac. Sci. & Agric. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 11, Bot. No. 4, 592 (1934)
= Trudelia Garay; Orchid Digest 50(2): 73 (1986)
= xTrudelianda Garay; Orchid Digest 50: 76 (1986)
species :
Vanda aliceae Motes, L.M.Gardiner & D.L.Roberts; Orchid Digest 79(2): 99 (2015)
Distribution: Moluccas
42 MOL
species :
Vanda alpina (Lindl.) Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. Vanda 10 (1853)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal)
36 CHI 40 BHU IND NEP
Synonyms: hidden
= Luisia alpina Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 56 (1838)
= Stauropsis alpina (Lindl.) Tang & F.T.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1(1): 93 (1951)
= Trudelia alpina (Lindl.) Garay; Orchid Digest 50(2): 76 (1986)
species :
Vanda ampullacea (Roxb.) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 48 (2012)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); C-Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Myanmar (Chin, Mon, Mandalay); Thailand; Laos
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 AND LAO MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerides ampullacea Roxb.; (Hort. Beng. 63 (1814), nom. nud.), Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 3: 476 (1832)
= Ascocentrum ampullaceum (Roxb.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 975 (1913)
= Ascocentrum ampullaceum var. aurantiacum Pradhan; Indian Orchid. Guide Identif. Cult. 2: 561 (1979)
= Cymbidium rubrum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Numer. List. (1832) [pro syn.]
= Gastrochilus ampullaceus (Roxb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891)
= Oeceoclades ampullacea (Roxb.) Lindl. ex Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calc. 630 (1845)
= Saccolabium ampullaceum (Roxb.); (Lindl. ex Wall., Numer. List 245, n. 7307 (1832), nom. nud.) (Roxb.) Lindl., Sert. Orch. t. 17 (1838)
species :
Vanda arcuata J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dep. Agric. Indes Neerl. 5: 35 (1907)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Vanda aurantiaca (Schltr.) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 49 (2012)
subspecies :
subsp. aurantiaca
Distribution: Sulawesi; Lesser Sunda Isl.
42 LSI SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentrum aurantiacum (Schltr.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 975 (1913)
= Saccolabium aurantiacum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 200 (1911) [non J. J. Sm.]
subspecies :
subsp. philippinensis (Christenson) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 49 (2012)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentrum aurantiacum subsp. philippinense Christenson; Lindleyana 7(2): 88 (1992)
= Saccolabium miniatum var. citrinum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n.s., 21: 542 (1884)
species :
Vanda aurea (J.J.Sm.) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 49 (2012)
Distribution: Moluccas (Sula Arch.)
42 MOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentrum aureum J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 25: 95 (1917)
species :
Vanda barnesii W.E.Higgins & Motes; Orchid Digest 76(4): 241 (2012)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Vanda bartholomewii Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda 144 (2021)
Distribution: Moluccas
42 MOL
species :
Vanda bensonii Bateman; Bot. Mag. t. 5611 (1867)
Distribution: India (Manipur, Nagaland); Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay, Mon, Taninthayi, Chin, Sagaing); N-Thailand
40 IND 41 MYA THA
species :
Vanda bicolor Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 354 (1851)
Distribution: Bhutan; N-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya)
40 BHU IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda stangeana Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 16: 351 (1858)
species :
Vanda bidupensis Aver. & Christenson; Orchid Digest 62(1): 27 (1998)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Vanda brunnea Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 2: 138 (1868)
Distribution: Myanmar (Chin, Kachin, Mandalay, Shan); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda denisoniana var. tessellata Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Natl. Hort. France, sér. 5, 6: 167 (1933)
= Vanda henryi Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 71 (1921)
species :
Vanda celebica Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 131 (1899)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Vanda chirayupiniae Wannakr.; Orchid Rev. 129(1335): 56 (2021)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Vanda chlorosantha (Garay) Christenson; Lindleyana 7(2): 93 (1992)
Distribution: Bhutan
40 BHU
Synonyms: hidden
= Trudelia chlorosantha Garay; Orchid Digest 50(2): 76 (1986)
species :
Vanda christensoniana (Haager) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 49 (2012)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentrum christensonianum Haager; Orchid Digest 57(1): 39 (1993)
species :
Vanda coerulea Griff. ex Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. (1847) sub t. 30
Distribution: China (NW-Yunnan); NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mandalay, Chin, Kachin, Shan); Thailand; Trinidad [I]
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 MYA THA 81 trt
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda coerulea unranked delicata Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 33: 318 (1925)
= Vanda coerulea f. delicata (Rolfe) Christenson; Orchid Rev. 117: 222 (2009)
= Vanda coerulea f. luwangalba Kishor; Orchid Rev. 116: 224 (2008)
= Vanda coerulea f. rogersii (Rolfe) Christenson; Orchid Rev. 117: 222 (2009)
= Vanda coerulea var. hennisiana Schltr.; Orchis 8: 142 (1914)
= Vanda coerulea var. peetersiana Cogn.; Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 22: 394 (1897)
= Vanda coerulea var. rogersii Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 22: 31 (1914)
= Vanda peetersiana (Cogn.) André; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 70: 50 (1898)
species :
Vanda coerulescens Griff.; Notul. Pl. Asiat. 3: 352, Ic. pl. As. t. 331 (1851)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Bago, Chin, Kachin, Sagaing, Shan, Mandalay); N-Thailand
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 MYA THA
species :
Vanda concolor Blume; Rumphia 4: 49 (1849)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, SW-Guizhou, Yunnan); Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda cruenta Lodd. ex Sweet; Hort. Brit.: 388 (1826), nom. inval.
= Vanda esquirolii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 71 (1921)
= Vanda guangxiensis Fowlie; Orchid Digest 57: 185 (1993)
= Vanda roxburghii var. unicolor Hook.; Bot. Mag. 62: t. 3416 (1835)
= Vanda stella Sallier; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 38: 425 (1890)
species :
Vanda cootesii Motes; Lankesteriana 16(3): 341 (2016)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Vanda cristata Wall. ex Lindl.; Gen. & Sp. Orch. 216 (1833)
Distribution: China (SW-Yunnan); SE-Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Bago, Chin, Kachin, Mandalay, Sagaing, Shan); Cambodia
36 CHI TIB 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 CBD MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerides cristata (Wall. ex Lindl.) Wall. ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 6: 53 (1890)
= Aerides cristatum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 216 (1833) [pro syn.]
= Luisia striata (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.; Rchb., Xenia Orchid. 3: 120 (1893)
= Trudelia cristata (Lindl.) Senghas; Schltr., Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, Bd. I, 1211 (1988)
= Trudelia cristata (Wall. ex Lindl.) Senghas ex Roeth; Orchidee (Hamburg) 58: 707 (2007 publ. 2008)
= Vanda cristata Wall.; Numer. List 246, n. 7328 (1832), nom. nud.
= Vanda striata Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 2: 137 (1868)
species :
Vanda curvifolia (Lindl.) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 49 (2012)
Distribution: India (Assam, Nagaland, ?Arunachal Pradesh); Sri Lanka [I]; Myanmar (Kachin, Bago, Mandalay, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
40 IND srl 41 LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentrum curvifolium (Lindl.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 975 (1913)
= Ascocentrum curvifolium f. luteum (B.S.Williams) Christenson; Austral. Orchid Rev. 70(6): 15 (2005)
= Gastrochilus curvifolius (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891)
= Saccolabium curvifolium Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 222 (1833)
= Saccolabium curvifolium var. luteum B.S.Williams; Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 4: 258 (1871)
= Saccolabium miniatum Hook.; Bot. Mag. 88: t. 5326 (1862), nom. illeg.
= Vanda curvifolia f. franksmithiana Koop.; Orchid Digest 84(3): 183 (2020)
species :
Vanda dearei Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1886, II: 648 (1886)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan, Sabah, Sarawak); Lesser Sunda Isl.
42 BOR LSI
species :
Vanda denisoniana Benson & Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1869: 528 (1869)
Distribution: Myanmar (Chin, Shan, Mon, Rakhine); N-Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda vipanii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1882, II: 134 (1882)
= Vanda micholitzii Rolfe ex Ridl.; (1921), nomen
species :
Vanda devoogtii J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 12: 146 (1932)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Vanda dives (Rchb.f.) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 49 (2012)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Eparmatostigma dives (Rchb.f.) Garay; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23(4): 179 (1972)
= Saccolabium chrysoplectrum Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 77: 333 (1930), et Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 35: 649 (1964) [descr. ampl.]
= Saccolabium chrysoplectrum var. albiflorum Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 36: 538 (1964)
= Saccolabium dives Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1875, II: 130 (1875)
species :
Vanda falcata (Thunb.) Beer; Prakt. Orch. 317 (1854)
Distribution: China (N-Fujian, NW-Gansu, SW-Hubei, W-Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang); South Korea; Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tanegashima Pref., Yakushima Isl.); Ryukyu Isl. (Okinawa, Amami Oshima, Daitosima)
36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NNS
Conservation Status: IUCN E (South Korea)
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerides thunbergii Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 205 (1866)
= Angorkis falcata (Thunb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891)
= Angraecopsis falcata (Thunb.) Schltr.; Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 601 (1914)
= Angraecum falcatum (Thunb.) Lindl.; Coll. Bot. 15 (1821)
= Finetia falcata (Thunb.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 140 (1918)
= Holcoglossum falcatum (Thunb.) Garay & H.R.Sweet; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23(4): 182 (1972)
= Limodorum falcatum (Thunb.) Thunb.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 326 (1794)
= Neofinetia falcata (Thunb.) Hu; Rhodora 27: 107 (1925)
= Nipponorchis falcata (Thunb.) Masam.; Mem. Fac. Sci. & Agric. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 11, Bot. No. 4, 592 (1934)
= Oeceoclades falcata (Thunb.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 237 (1833)
= Oeceoclades lindleyi Regel; Gartenflora 15: 70 (1866)
= Orchis falcata Thunb.; Fl. Jap. 26 (1784), et Thunb. in Linnaeus, Syst. Veg., ed. 14: 811 (1784)
= Vanda pygmaea H.Laurentius; Nursery Cat. (Laurentius´schen Gärtnerei) 40: 20 (1868), nom. superfl.
species :
Vanda emilyae Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda: 155 (2021)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.
42 NWG 43 BIS
species :
Vanda flabellata (Rolfe ex Downie) Christenson; Indian Orchid J. et Selbyana 1(4): 156 (1985) 9(1): 169 (1986)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); Myanmar (Shan); Thailand; Laos
36 CHI 41 LAO MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerides flabellata Rolfe ex Downie; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 387 (1925)
species :
Vanda floresensis Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda 159 (2021)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores)
42 LSI
species :
Vanda foetida J.J.Sm.; Icon. Bogor. t. 221 (1906)
Distribution: +Sumatra
42 SUM
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Vanda frankieana Metusala & P.O´Byrne; Malesian Orchid J. 9: 24 (-30; figs. 1-7, 9) (2011 publ. 2012)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Vanda funingensis L.H.Zou & Z.J.Liu; Phytotaxa 260(1): 9 (2016)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Vanda furva (L.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 215 (1833)
Distribution: Moluccas (Ambon, Buru)
42 MOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerides bicolor Reinw. ex Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 4: 4 (1853)
= Cymbidium furvum (L.) Willd.; Sp. Pl. 4: 103 (1805)
= Epidendrum furvum L.; Sp. Pl. ed. II, 1348 (1763)
species :
Vanda fuscoviridis Lindl.; Gard. Chron. 351 (1848)
Distribution: China (Guangdong); N-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda kwangtungensis S.J.Cheng & C.Z.Tang; Acta Bot. Yunnanica 8(2): 218 (1986)
species :
Vanda garayi (Christenson) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 50 (2012)
Distribution: Myanmar (Sagaing); Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentrum garayi Christenson; Lindleyana 7(2): 89 (1992)
= Ascocentrum miniatum var. garayi (Christenson) M.Wolff & O.Gruss; Orchid. Atlas: 40 (2007)
species :
Vanda gibbsiae Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 158 (1914). 42: 158 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda hastifera var. gibbsiae (Rolfe) P.J.Cribb; Pl. Mt. Kinabalu, 2. Orchids: 339 (1993)
species :
Vanda gracilis Aver.; Wulfenia 22: 183 (2015)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Vanda griffithii Lindl.; Lindl. & Paxton, Flow. Gard. 2: 22 (1851 publ. 1852)
Distribution: Bhutan; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim, West Bengal)
40 BHU IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Luisia griffithii (Lindl.) Kraenzl.; Xenia Orchid. 3: 6 (1893) 119, t. 269 fig. 1-9
= Trudelia griffithii (Lindl.) Garay; Orchid Digest 50(2): 76 (1986)
species :
Vanda hastifera Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 30 (1876)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Renanthera trichoglottis Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 31: 293 (1896)
species :
Vanda helvola Blume; Rumphia 4: 49 (1849)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Selangor); Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali); New Guinea (SE-Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain)
42 BOR JAW LSI MLY NWG SUM 43 BIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda leucostele Schltr.; Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 104: 56 (1911)
species :
Vanda hennisiana Ormerod & Kurzweil; Harvard Pap. Bot. 27(1): 72 (2022), nom. nov.
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda petersiana Schltr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 280 (1918), nom. illeg., non (Cogn.) Andre 1898
species :
Vanda hienii (Aver. & V.C.Nguyen) R.Rice; Introd. Austral. New Zealand Bulbophyllum Vandaceous Orchids 73 (2019)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentrum hienii Aver. & V.C.Nguyen; Taiwania 63(2): 120 (2018)
= Vanda hienii (Aver. & V.C.Nguyen) Kumar & S.W.Gale; Taiwania 65(1): 57 (2020), isonym
species :
Vanda hindsii Lindl.; London J. Bot. 2: 237 (1843)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, SE-Irian Jaya); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain); Bougainville; Solomon Isl.; Australia (Queensland)
42 NWG 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda suavis F.Muell.; Fragm. 7: 135 (1870)
= Vanda truncata J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dep. Agric. Indes Neerl. 19: 38 (1908)
= Vanda whiteana D.A.Herb. & S.T.Blake; Queensl. Natural. 14: 57 (1951)
species :
Vanda insignis Blume ex Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 33: sub t. 59 (1847), et Rumphia 4: 49, t. 192 (1849)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor, Alor)
42 LSI
Synonyms: hidden
= Grammatophyllum pulchrum Span.; Linnaea 15: 477 (1841), nomen
= Vanda insignis var. schroederiana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. n. s. 20: 392 (1883)
species :
Vanda insularum (Christenson) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 50 (2012)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentrum insularum Christenson; Lindleyana 7(2): 89 (1992)
species :
Vanda jainii A.S.Chauhan; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 5(4): 977 (1984)
Distribution: NE-India (Meghalaya)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Trudelia jainii (A.S.Chauhan) S.Misra; Orchids India 259 (2007)
species :
Vanda javierae D.Tiu ex Fessel & Lückel; Orchidee (Hamburg) 41(4): 146 (1990)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda javieriae D.Tiu; Philippine Orchid Rev. A6(2): 16 (1984) [without latin descr.]
species :
Vanda jennae P.O´Byrne & J.J.Verm.; Malayan Orchid Rev. 39: 88 (2005)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Vanda karinae Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda 81 (2021), et Orchid Rev. Suppl., 130(1338): 20 (2022)
Distribution: India (Manipur)
40 IND
species :
Vanda lamellata Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 66 (1838)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl. (Senkagu); Taiwan (Lan Yu Isl.); Borneo (Sabah); Philippines
38 NNS TAI 42 BOR PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda amiensis Masam. & Segawa; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 24: 212 (1934)
= Vanda clitellaria Rchb.f.; Flora 55: 277 (1872)
= Vanda cumingii W.H.Baxter; Loudon, Suppl. Hort. Brit.: 654 (1850)
= Vanda lamellata f. alba Valmayor & D.Tiu; Philipp. Orchid Rev. A-V(3): 24 (1983)
= Vanda lamellata f. flava Valmayor & D.Tiu; Valmayor, Orchidiana Philippiniana 1: 319 (1984) [without latin descr. or type]
= Vanda lamellata var. calayana Valmayor & D.Tiu; Philipp. Orchid Rev. A-V(3): 24 (1983)
= Vanda lamellata var. taiwuensis S.S.Ying; New Taxa New Names 5: 465 (2022)
= Vanda nasugbuana Parsons; Orchid Rev. 39: 39 (1931), nom. inval.
= Vanda unicolor Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 744 (1841), nom. inval.
= Vanda vidalii Boxall ex Náves; Blanco, Fl. Philipp. ed. III, Nov. App. 240 (1882)
= Vanda yamiensis Masam.; J. Geobot. 15: xii (1966)
variant :
var. boxallii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 13: 743 (1880)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; Philippines
38 NNS TAI 42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda boxallii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1881, I: 366 (1881)
= Vanda boxallii var. cobbiana Rchb.f.; (1881)
= Vanda lamellata var. cobbiana (Rchb.f.) Ames; (1908)
= Vanda superba Anon.; ex Lindenia 3: 83, t. 136 (1887)
variant :
var. remediosae Ames & Quisumb.; Philipp. J. Sci. 52: 461 (1933)
Distribution: Moluccas (Sula Arch.)
42 MOL
species :
Vanda lilacina Teijsm. & Binn.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 24: 325 (1862)
Distribution: Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda laotica Guill.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 77: 335 (1930)
= Vanda testacea var. parviflora Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. Ind. 6: 50 (1890)
species :
Vanda limbata Blume; Rumphia 4: 49 (1849)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Vanda lindenii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1886, II: 70 (1886), et Lindenia 2: 19, t. 56 (1886)
Distribution: Moluccas
42 MOL
species :
Vanda liouvillei Finet; Lecomte, Notul. Syst. 2: 299 (1912)
Distribution: Myanmar (Mandalay); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
species :
Vanda lombokensis J.J.Sm.; Meded. Herb. Leid. No. 53, 14 (1925)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Lombok)
42 LSI
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Vanda longitepala D.L.Roberts, L.M.Gardiner & Motes; Kew Bull. 63(3): 495 (2008 publ. 2009)
Distribution: Myanmar (Kachin)
41 MYA
species :
Vanda luzonica Loher ex Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 23: 137, et Bot. Mag. t. 8709 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Vanda malipoensis L.H.Zou, Jiu X.Huang & Z.J.Liu; Phytotaxa 186(2): 94 (2014)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Vanda mariae Motes; Lankesteriana 16(3): 337 (2016)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Vanda merrillii Ames & Quisumb.; Philipp. J. Sci. 47: 211 (1932)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda merrillii var. immaculata Ames & Quisumb.; Philipp. J. Sci. 52: 462 (1933)
= Vanda merrillii var. rotorii Ames & Quisumb.; Philipp. J. Sci. 56: 463 (1935)
species :
Vanda metusalae P.O´Byrne & J.J.Verm.; Orchid Rev. 116(1279): 10 (2008)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Vanda mindanaoensis Motes, L.M.Gardiner & D.L.Roberts; Orchid Digest 79(2): 100 (2015)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Vanda miniata (Lindl.) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 50 (2012)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Langkawi Isl.); Sumatra; Java
41 LAO THA 42 JAW MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentrum miniatum (Lindl.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 975 (1913)
= Gastrochilus miniatus (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891)
= Saccolabium miniatum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. (1847) sub t. 26
species :
Vanda motesiana Choltco; Orchid Rev. 117(1287): 148 (-149) (2009)
Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland)
40 IND
Remarks: covers the Indian records for V. stangeana Rchb.f.
species :
Vanda nana L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 51 (2012), nom. nov.
Distribution: NE-Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentropsis pusilla (Aver.) Senghas & Schildh.; J. Orchideenfr. 7(4): 290 (2000)
= Ascocentrum pusillum Aver.; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 73(1): 104 (1988)
= Ascolabium pusillum (Aver.) Aver.; Opred. Orkhid. V´etnama 397 (1994)
= Gunnaria pusilla (Aver.) Z.J.Liu & L.J.Chen; J. Syst. Evol. 47(6): 602 (2009)
species :
Vanda perplexa Motes & D.L.Roberts; Kew Bull. 68(2): 337 (2013)
Distribution: cult. (origin unkown, possibly Lesser Sunda Isl.)
species :
Vanda pumila Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 6: 53 (1896), et Annal. Bot. Gard. Calc. 5: 45 (1895)
Distribution: China (W-Guangxi, Hainan, NW-Yunnan); N-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); ?Myanmar; NW-Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; Sumatra
36 CHI 40 IND 41 LAO THA VIE 42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Trudelia pumila (Hook.f.) Senghas; Schltr., Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, 1 1211 (1988)
species :
Vanda punctata Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 118 (1923)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Wetar)
42 LSI
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Vanda richardsiana (Christenson) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 51 (2012)
Distribution: China (Sichuan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Neofinetia richardsiana Christenson; Lindleyana 11(4): 220-221 (1996)
= Vanda falcata subsp. richardsiana (Christenson) Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda 254 (2021)
species :
Vanda roeblingiana Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1894) 365
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Vanda rubra (Lindl.) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 51 (2012)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ascocentrum rubrum (Lindl.) Seidenf.; Opera Bot. 95: 312 (1988)
= Saccolabium rubrum Lindl.; Wall., Numer. List no. 7310 (1832)
species :
Vanda sanderiana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n.s., 17: 588 (1882)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Esmeralda sanderiana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n.s., 17: 588 (1882)
= Esmeralda sanderiana var. albata Will.
= Esmeralda sanderiana var. labelloviridis Will.
= Euanthe sanderiana (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 568 (1914)
= Euanthe sanderiana f. albata (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss; Orchid. Atlas: 158 (2007)
= Euanthe sanderiana f. immaculata (Golamco) Cootes; Austral. Orchid Rev. 72(3): 34 (2007), nom. inval.
= Vanda sanderiana var. albata Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 2: 9 (1887)
= Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana Cogn.; Dict. Icon. Orchid. Vanda: t. 12A (1903)
= Vanda sanderiana var. immaculata Golamco; Waling-Waling Rev. 10(2): 31 (2002), type specimen never deposited at PNH
= Vanda sanderiana var. labelloviridis Linden & Rodigas; Lindenia 1: 85 (1885)
species :
Vanda sathishii Motes; Orchid Rev. Suppl., 130(1338): 20 (2022)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Vanda saxatilis J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 8: 66 (1926)
Distribution: Moluccas (Ambon, Seram, Buru)
42 MOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda crassiloba Teijsm. & Binn. ex J.J.Sm.; Orch. Ambon: 99 (1905)
= Vanda crassiloba Teijsm. & Binn.; Cat. Hort. Bog. 48 (1844) [nomen]
species :
Vanda scandens Holttum; Sarawak Mus. J. 5: 389 (1950)
Distribution: Borneo; Philippines
42 BOR PHI
species :
Vanda spathulata (L.) Spreng.; Syst. 3: 719 (1826)
Distribution: S-India (Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerides maculata Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.; Rees, Cycl. 39(1): no. 9 (1818)
= Cymbidium spathulatum (L.) Moon; Cat. Pl. Ceylon, 60 (1824)
= Epidendrum spathulatum L.; Sp. Pl. 952 (1753)
= Limodorum spathulatum (L.) Willd.; Sp. Pl. 4: 125 (1805)
species :
Vanda subconcolor Tang & F.T.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 12(1): 48 (1974)
Distribution: China (Hainan, W-Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda subconcolor var. disticha Tang & F.T.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 12(1): 49 (1974)
species :
Vanda sumatrana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: Beibl. 104, 57 (1911)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) G.Lodd. ex G.Don; Hort. Brit. ed. I: 372 (1827)
Distribution: Nepal; Bhutan; India (Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Dadara & Nagar Haveli, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mon, Chin, Taninthayi); N-Thailand
40 BAN BHU IND NEP SRL 41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerides tessellata (Roxb.) Wight ex Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 240 (1833)
= Cymbidium allagnata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Numer. List: no. 7327 (1832), nom. nud.
= Cymbidium tessellatum (Roxb.) Sw.; Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 75 (1799)
= Cymbidium tessellatum (Roxb.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4(1): 102 (1805), isonym
= Cymbidium tesselloides Roxb.; Hort. Beng. 63 (1814), Fl. Ind. 3: 463 (1832)
= Epidendrum tessellatum Roxb.; Pl. Coromandel 1: 34 (1795)
= Epidendrum tesselloides (Roxb.) Steud.; Nom. ed. II 1: 558 (1840)
= Vanda arbuthnotiana Kraenzl.; Gard. Chron. 1892, I: 522 (1892), et Williams, Orchid Grow. Man. ed. 7 (1894) 740
= Vanda roxburghii R.Br.; Bot. Reg. t. 506 (1820)
= Vanda roxburghii var. wrightiana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. n. s. 20: 262 (1883)
= Vanda tessellata Rchb.f. ex Herklots; Orchid Rev. 83: 206, f. 207 (1975)
= Vanda tessellata subsp. tesselloides (Roxb.) Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda 42 (2021)
= Vanda tesselloides (Roxb.) Rchb.f.; Walp., Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 864 (1861)
species :
Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1877, II: 166 (1877)
Distribution: Nepal; India (Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar (Chin, Taninthayi)
40 BAN IND NEP SRL 41 MYA
Remarks: sometimes included in V. tessellata
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerides testacea Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 238 (1833)
= Aerides wightiana Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 238 (1833)
= Vanda parviflora Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 45 (1844)
= Vanda testacea var. parviflora (Lindl.) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 5A: 90 (2009)
= Vanda vitellina Kraenzl.; Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 12: 206 (1892)
species :
Vanda thwaitesii Hook.f.; Trimen, Fl. Sri Lanka 4: 193 (1898)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerides tessellatum Wight; Wall., Numer. List no. 7318 (1832)
species :
Vanda tricolor Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. (1847) sub t. 59
subspecies :
subsp. tricolor
Distribution: Laos [I]; Philippines [I]; Australia (Northern Territory [I]); Trinidad [I]
41 lao 42 phi 50 AUS 81 trt
Synonyms: hidden
= Limodorum suaveolens Reinw. ex Blume; Rumphia 4: 49 (1849)
= Vanda suaveolens Blume; Rumphia 4: 49 (1849)
= Vanda tricolor f. patersonii (Burb.) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 1. 24 (1971)
= Vanda tricolor f. planilabris (Lindl.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss; Orchid. Atlas: 430 (2007)
= Vanda tricolor subvar. flava (Lindl.) A.H.Kent; Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 106 (1891)
= Vanda tricolor subvar. formosa A.H.Kent; Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 107 (1891)
= Vanda tricolor subvar. insignis (W.Watson) A.H.Kent; Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 107 (1891)
= Vanda tricolor subvar. praetexta A.H.Kent; Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 107 (1891)
= Vanda tricolor var. cinnamomea Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 4: 5 (1853)
= Vanda tricolor var. flava Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 4: 5 (1853)
= Vanda tricolor var. insignis W.Watson; Orchids Cult. Managem. 505 (1890)
= Vanda tricolor var. pallens Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 4: 5 (1853)
= Vanda tricolor var. patersonii Burb.; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 23(no. 586): 134, fig. (1883)
= Vanda tricolor var. planilabris Lindl.; Paxton´s Fl. Gard. 2: t. 42 (1851)
= Vanda tricolor var. purpurea Carr; Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 7: 38 (1932)
= Vanda tricolor var. russeliana W.Watson; Orchids Cult. Managem. 505 (1890)
= Vanda tricolor var. warneri R.Warner; Select Orchid. Pl. ser. 2: t. 39 (1875)
subspecies :
subsp. suavis (Lindl.) Pupulin & Salguero; Orchids (West Palm Beach) 89(6): 433 (2020)
Distribution: Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Alor)
42 JAW LSI
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda suavis Lindl.; Gard. Chron. 1848: 351 (1848)
= Vanda suavis var. hrubyana Rchb.f.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 15: 197 (1865)
= Vanda suavis var. rambonnetiana Cogn.; Chron. Orchidéenne 1(8): 58 (1897)
= Vanda suavis var. schroederiana T.Moore & Mast.; Gard. Chron. n. s. 20: 336 (1883)
= Vanda tricolor var. formosa F.Buyss.; L´orchidophile
= Vanda tricolor var. suavis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Walp., Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 866 (1864)
= Vanda tricolor var. superba F.Buyss.; L´orchidophile
species :
Vanda ustii Golamco, Claustro & de Mesa; Waling-Waling Rev. 8(1): 10 (2000)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Vanda vietnamica (Haager) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 51 (2012)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Christensonia vietnamica Haager; Orchid Digest 57(1): 40 (1993)
species :
Vanda wightii Rchb.f.; Walp., Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 932 (1861)
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Vanda xichangensis (Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen) L.M.Gardiner; Phytotaxa 61: 51 (2012)
Distribution: China (SW-Sichuan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Neofinetia xichangensis Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen; Acta Bot. Yunnan. 26(3): 300 (2004)
= Vanda falcata subsp. xichangensis (Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen) Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda 257 (2021)
species :
Vanda ×boumaniae J.J.Sm.; Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5: 232 (1931)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Alor)
42 LSI
Remarks: Vanda insignis x V. limbata
species :
Vanda ×charlesworthii Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 2: 322 (1894)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
Remarks: Vanda bensonii x V. coerulea
species :
Vanda ×confusa Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 10: 196 (1902)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
Remarks: Vanda coerulescens x V. lilacina
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda coerulescens var. boxallii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n.s., 7: 749 (1877)
= Vanda coerulescens var. lowiana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n.s., 8: 102 (1877)
species :
Vanda ×emiliae Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda 155 (2021)
Distribution: hort.
species :
Vanda ×feliciae Cootes; OrchideenJ. 26(2): 85 (2019)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Remarks: Vanda lamellata var. boxallii x V. ustii
species :
Vanda ×gardinerae Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda 273 (2021)
Distribution: hort.
species :
Vanda ×geraldinoi Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda: 312 (2021)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Vanda ×hebraica (Rchb.f.) Motes, L.M.Gardiner & D.L.Roberts; Orchid Rev. 124(no. 1316): 232 (2016)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Vanda hebraica (Rchb.f.) J.M.H.Shaw; Orchid Rev. Suppl., 125(1319): 60 (2017)
= Vanda denisoniana var. hebraica Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. n. s. 24: 39 (1885)
species :
Vanda ×javanensis Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda: 312 (2021)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Vanda ×loii Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda: 311 (2021)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Vanda ×moorei Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 5: 329 (1897)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Vanda ×wuii Motes; Nat. Gen. Vanda: 314 (2021)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
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