Vandopsis gigantea

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Vandopsis gigantea']

• বাংলা: বড় ভেন্ডপসিস
• 中文: 拟万代兰
• 中文（中国大陆）: 拟万代兰
• 中文（简体）: 拟万代兰
• 中文（臺灣）: 假萬帶蘭

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Vandeae • Subtribus: Aeridinae • Genus: Vandopsis • Species: Vandopsis gigantea (Lindl.) Pfitzer (1889)

Synonyms

Basionym Vanda gigantea Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 215 (1833) Homotypic synonyms Fieldia gigantea (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 39 (1862) Stauropsis gigantea (Lindl.) Benth. ex Pfitzer, Grundz. Morph. Orchid.: 14 (1881) Heterotypic synonyms Vanda lindleyana Griff. ex Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 22 (1851) Stauropsis chinensis Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 130 (1907) Vandopsis chinensis (Rolfe) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 196 (1911)

Flowers

• 
  Vandopsis gigantea

Botanical illustrations

• 
  Vandopsis gigantea
  (as syn.
  Vanda gigantea)
  plate 5189 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 86,
  (1860)
• 
  Vandopsis gigantea
  (as syn.
  Vanda gigantea)
  plate 142 in:
  James Bateman:
  A Second Century of
  Orchidaceous Plants
  London (1867)
• 
  Vandopsis gigantea
  (as syn.
  Vanda gigantea)
  plate 112 in:
  H. G. Reichenbach:
  Xenia orchidacea - vol. 2
  (1874)
• 
  Vandopsis gigantea
  (as syn.
  Stauropsis gigantea)
  plate 474 in:
  Jean Jules Linden
  L. Linden & E. Rodigas:
  Lindenia
  (1885-1906)
• 
  Vandopsis gigantea
  (as syn.
  Stauropsis gigantea)
  plate 2 in:
  A.Cogniaux & A.Goossens:
  Dictionnaire iconographique
  des orchidées,
  (1896-1907)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh. Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malesia Malaya.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Vandopsis gigantea.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Vandopsis gigantea