''Vanda xichangensis'' is a species of epiphytic
orchid native to China South-Central.
Description
The morphology closely resembles ''Vanda falcata'', however the spur is shorter.
Taxonomy
It differs in the spur length from ''
Vanda falcata
''Vanda falcata'', the wind orchid, is a species of orchid found in China, Korea, and Japan. It was formerly classified in the genus ''Neofinetia''.
*风兰 (feng lan) China (N Fujian, S Gansu, SW Hubei, W Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang)
*풍란 (pun ...
'', however the differing length has been criticised as being insufficient to justify this species status as separate from ''Vanda falcata''. Therefore, some authors dispute this species status and regard it as a subspecies of ''Vanda falcata''.
[Motes, M. R. (2021). The Natural Genus Vanda. Redland Press.]
Conservation
Like all orchids, it is protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.
References
xichangensis
Orchids of China
Flora of China
Endemic flora of China
Epiphytic orchids
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