Vanda xichangensis

Vanda xichangensis is a species of epiphytic orchid native to China South-Central.[3] It differs in the spur length from Vanda falcata. Some authors dispute this species status and regard it as a subspecies of Vanda falcata. Dr. Martin Motes argues against effective isolating mechanisms of the length of the spur. Accorting to Motes, the variation of this characteristic easily falls within a species range of variation and further research might reduce it to a varietal status.[4]

Vanda xichangensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Vanda
Species:
V. xichangensis
Binomial name
Vanda xichangensis
(Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen) L.M.Gardiner[1]
distribution of Vanda xichangensis
Synonyms
  • Neofinetia xichangensis Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen
  • Vanda falcata subsp. xichangensis Motes[2]

Description

The morphology closely resembles Vanda falcata, however the spur is significantly shorter.

Conservation

Like all orchids, it is protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.[5]

References
  1. Phytotaxa 61: 51 (2012)
  2. Motes, M. R. (2021). The Natural Genus Vanda. Redland Press.
  3. "Vanda xichangensis (Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen) L.M.Gardiner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. Motes, M. R. (2021). The Natural Genus Vanda. Redland Press.
  5. "Vanda". CITES.


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