Vandopsis lissochiloides

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Vandopsis
Species: Vandopsis lissochiloides
Name

Vandopsis lissochiloides (Gaudich.) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(6): 210 (1889).

Type species:

Synonymy

Basionym
Fieldia lissochiloides Gaudich., Voy. Uranie: 424 (1829).
Homotypic
Vanda lissochiloides (Gaudich.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 216 (1833).
Vanda batemannii Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 32: t. 59 (1846), nom. illeg.
Stauropsis lissochiloides (Gaudich.) Pfitzer, Grundz. Morph. Orchid.: 14 (1881)
Heterotypic
Grammatophyllum pantherinum Zipp. ex Blume, Rumphia 4: 50 (1849)
Stauropsis batemannii G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 7: 493 (1886)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos, Thailand.
Malesia
Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi.
Papuasia
New Guinea.

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

Pfitzer, E.H.H. 1889. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 2 (6): 210.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 327 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Vandopsis lissochiloides in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 15. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Vandopsis lissochiloides in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Vandopsis lissochiloides. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Vandopsis lissochiloides in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 15.
Tropicos.org 2019. Vandopsis lissochiloides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 15.

Vernacular names

ไทย: เขาพระวิหาร (กล้วยไม้)

Vandopsis lissochiloides is a plant species in the genus Vandopsis, belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae), has a unique combination of sharp yellow and toned pinkish back side.

Characteristics

The robust stem can reach up to 2 m heigh or 80 inches. The leaves are stiff and leathery and up to one feet (30 cm) long. Gently perfumed, those textured flowers are about 7 cm across and last for several months.
Habitat
It usually grows in the lowlands of the Philippines, but also in Thailand and Laos, and as far as New Guinea.