Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Gastrochilus
Sectio: Gastrochilus sect. Gastrochilus
Species: Gastrochilus acaulis

Name

Gastrochilus acaulis (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891)

  • Type locality: Sri Lanka
  • Holotype: Macrae, #65, K

Synonymy

  • Basionym
    • Cleisostoma acaule Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 227 (1833).
  • Homotypic
    • Saccolabium acaule (Lindl.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 61 (1890).
  • Heterotypic
    • Vanda pulchella Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1671 (1851), Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: 9 (1851).
      • Type locality: India, Kartaitry river below the falls (Neelghersy Hill Felesuary ??)
      • Holotype: Feb. 1850, Wight, #s.n., K , K000891611
    • Vanda fimbriata Gardner ex Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 305 (1861).
    • Saccolabium nilagiricum Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 60 (1890), nom. illeg.
    • Gastrochilus nilagiricus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891).
    • Gastrochilus pulchellus (Wight) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 315 (1913).
    • Saccolabium pulchellum (Wight) C.E.C.Fisch. in J. S. Gamble, Fl. Madras 3: 1011 (1928).
    • Gastrochilus indicus Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 180 (1972), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Asia-Tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • India, Sri Lanka.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Dassanayake, M.D. & Fosberg, F.R. (eds.) 1981. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. Vol. 2: 511 pp. Reference page: 242–244.

Vernacular names


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