Rediscovery of Robert Wight's Vanda wightii Rchb. f. (Orchidaceae)

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Published: 30.06.2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2006.16.01.09
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Vanda wightii Rchb. f., Rediscovery, Southern India, Occurrence in Sri Lanka

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C. Sathish Kumar
Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram 695 562, Kerala, India.
P. C. Suresh Kumar
Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram 695 562, Kerala, India.
E. George
Merry Land Garden, Alattil P. 0., Thalapuzha 670 644, North Wayanad, Kera la, India.

Abstract

Vanda wightii Rchb. f., first collected in 1849, is rediscovered from Karnataka and Kerala after 150 years. Evidence of its occurrence in Sri Lanka is confirmed. A historical sketch, an exhaustive taxonomic description and a detailed illustration of this species are provided. Leaves of this species are characteristically very long (3S cm or more) and inflorescence is 2-3 flowered. Morphological characters which make this species distinct from V. thwaitesii Hook. f., with which it is often confused, are tabulated

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2006): Rheedea

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Kumar, C. S., Suresh Kumar, P. C., & George, E. (2006). Rediscovery of Robert Wight’s Vanda wightii Rchb. f. (Orchidaceae). Rheedea, 16(1), 49-54. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2006.16.01.09
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