Biology:Vanda miniata

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Short description: Species of orchid


Rust-red ascocentrum
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Scientific classification edit
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[1]
  • 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]

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