Vanda lamellata

Vanda lamellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Vanda
Species:	V. lamellata
Binomial name
Vanda lamellata Lindl. (1838)
Varieties
4; see text
Synonyms
V. unicolor Steud. V. cumingii W.Baxter V. clitellaria Rchb.f. V. lamellata var. boxallii Rchb.f. V. vidalii Boxall ex Náves V. boxallii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. V. superba Linden & Rodigas V. nasughuana Parsons V. lamellata var. remediosae Ames & Quisumb. V. amiensis Masam. & Segawa V. lamellata f. alba Valmayor & D.Tiu V. lamellata var. calayana Valmayor & D.Tiu

Vanda lamellata is a species of orchid. It is an epiphytic subshrub native to the Japanese Ryukyu Islands (Uotsuri-jima), southern Taiwan (including Lan Yü), the Philippines, the Mariana Islands, and northern Malaysian Borneo.

Varieties

Four varieties are accepted.

• Vanda lamellata var. boxallii Rchb.f. – Philippines (Luzon)
• Vanda lamellata var. lamellata – northern Borneo, Ryukyu Islands (Uotsuri-jima), southern Taiwan (including Lan Yü), Philippines, and Marianas.
• Vanda lamellata var. remediosae Ames & Quisumb. – Philippines (Mindanao)
• Vanda lamellata var. taiwuensis S.S.Ying – Taiwan