Biology:Gastrochilus obliquus

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Short description: Species of orchid

Gastrochilus obliquus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Gastrochilus
Species:
G. obliquus
Binomial name
Gastrochilus obliquus
(Lindl.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Saccolabium obliquum Lindl. (basionym)
  • Vanda obliqua Wall. ex Hook.f.
  • Saccolabium bigibbum Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.
  • Gastrochilus bigibbus (Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze

Gastrochilus obliquus is a species of orchid native to China , the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. It grows on tree trunks at forest margins.[3] Two varieties are recognized:[1][3]

  • Gastrochilus obliquus var. obliquus - Sichuan, Yunnan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
  • Gastrochilus obliquus var. suavis (Seidenf.) Z.H.Tsi - Thailand

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1942750 entry