Vanda miniata

Rust-red ascocentrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Vanda
Species:	V. miniatum
Binomial name
	Vanda miniatum; (Lindl.) L.M.Gardiner
Synonyms
	Ascocentrum miniatum (Lindl.) Schltr.; Saccolabium miniatum Lindl.; Gastrochilus miniatus (Lindl.) Kuntze;

Vanda miniata, the rust-red ascocentrum, is a species of orchid found in Assam, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Java, Malaysia, Philippines, Sumatra. It was formerly known as Ascocentrum miniatum and was the type species of the genus Ascocentrum, now synonymous with Vanda.^[1]^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Vanda miniata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
^ "Ascocentrum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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[wcsp-1] "Vanda miniata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

[asco-2] "Ascocentrum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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