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Internal ID UUID64405f224df53092395074
Scientific name Vanda curvifolia
Authority (Lindl.) L.M.Gardiner
First published in Phytotaxa 61: 49 (2012)

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This species is an epiphyte, meaning it grows on other plants, usually on trees. It has a short, creeping rhizome with thin, leathery leaves. The flowers are small, yellowish-green, and fragrant. They are borne in a short, dense inflorescence. Vanda curvifolia is a popular ornamental plant and is widely cultivated in gardens.

Vanda curvifolia is a species of orchid found in various parts of Asia, including Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, southern China and Vietnam. It is an epiphyte, meaning it grows on other plants, usually on trees, and has a short, creeping rhizome with thin, leathery leaves. The flowers are small, yellowish-green, and fragrant, and are borne in a short, dense inflorescence. This species is popularly cultivated in gardens as an ornamental plant.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Ascocentrum curvifolium (Lindl.) Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 975 (1913)
Saccolabium curvifolium Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 222 (1833)
Ascocentrum curvifolium f. luteum (B.S.Williams) Christenson Austral. Orchid Rev. 70(6): 15 (2005)
Saccolabium curvifolium var. luteum B.S.Williams Orch.-Grow. Man. , ed. 4: 258 (1871)
Gastrochilus curvifolius Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891)

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Language Common/alternative name
Malayalam അസ്കോസെന്ട്രം കർവിഫോളിയം
Thai เอื้องเข็มแดง
Vietnamese hỏa hoàng lá cong

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- Extinct
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- Native
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • East Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001333862
Tropicos 100391983
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77121554-1
Open Tree Of Life 22239
NCBI Taxonomy 468863
IPNI 77121554-1
GBIF 7444833
Freebase /m/0660lsk
Wikipedia Vanda_curvifolia

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
The Multifunctions and Future Prospects of Endophytes and Their Metabolites in Plant Disease Management Xia Y, Liu J, Chen C, Mo X, Tan Q, He Y, Wang Z, Yin J, Zhou G Microorganisms 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9146654
doi:10.3390/microorganisms10051072
PMID:35630514
Nectar-Secreting and Nectarless Epidendrum: Structure of the Inner Floral Spur Stpiczyńska M, Kamińska M, Davies KL, Pansarin ER Front Plant Sci 20-Jun-2018
PMCID:PMC6019460
doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00840
PMID:29973945
The use of the hypervariable P8 region of trnL(UAA) intron for identification of orchid species: Evidence from restriction site polymorphism analysis Kishor R, Sharma GJ PLoS One 02-May-2018
PMCID:PMC5931654
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0196680
PMID:29718976
A New Molecular Phylogeny and a New Genus, Pendulorchis, of the Aerides–Vanda Alliance (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) Zhang GQ, Liu KW, Chen LJ, Xiao XJ, Zhai JW, Li LQ, Cai J, Hsiao YY, Rao WH, Huang J, Ma XY, Chung SW, Huang LQ, Tsai WC, Liu ZJ PLoS One 05-Apr-2013
PMCID:PMC3618120
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060097
PMID:23577083
Comparative anatomy of the nectary spur in selected species of Aeridinae (Orchidaceae) Stpiczyńska M, Davies KL, Kamińska M Ann Bot 22-Dec-2010
PMCID:PMC3043926
doi:10.1093/aob/mcq246
PMID:21183455

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