Vanda lamellata is a species of orchid. It is an epiphytic subshrub native to the Japanese Ryukyu Islands (Uotsuri-jima), southern Taiwan (including Lan Yü), the Philippines, the Mariana Islands, and northern Malaysian Borneo.[1]

Vanda lamellata
V. lamellata fma. remediosae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Vanda
Species:
V. lamellata
Binomial name
Vanda lamellata
Lindl. (1838)
Varieties[1]

4; see text

Synonyms

Varieties

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Four varieties are accepted.[1]

  • Vanda lamellata var. boxallii Rchb.f. – Philippines (Luzon)
  • Vanda lamellata var. lamellata – northern Borneo, Ryukyu Islands (Uotsuri-jima), southern Taiwan (including Lan Yü), Philippines, and Marianas.
  • Vanda lamellata var. remediosae Ames & Quisumb. – Philippines (Mindanao)
  • Vanda lamellata var. taiwuensis S.S.Ying – Taiwan

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Vanda lamellata Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 October 2024.