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Vanda falcata

Index Vanda falcata

Vanda falcata, also known as 风兰 (feng lan) in Chinese, 풍란 (pungnan) in Korean, 風蘭 (fūran) in Japanese, or the wind orchid in English, is a species of orchid found in China, Korea, and Japan. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 31 relations: Aeridinae, Angraecum, Capsule (fruit), Carl Peter Thunberg, Cork (material), Daimyo, East Asian rainy season, Edo period, Epiphyte, Gao Lian (dramatist), Inflorescence, Kanbun (era), Lithophyte, Ming dynasty, Model organism, Monopodial, Monotypic taxon, Orchid, Orchis, Pleistocene, Sphagnum, Sphingidae, Theretra, Theretra japonica, Theretra nessus, Tree fern, Type (biology), Vanda, Vanda ampullacea, Vanda falcata subsp. richardsiana, Vanda falcata subsp. xichangensis.

  2. Lithophytic orchids
  3. Orchids of Japan
  4. Orchids of Korea
  5. Vanda

Aeridinae

In the botanical classification of plants, Aeridinae Pfitzer (formerly Sarcanthinae) is a subtribe of the tribe Vandeae (Family Orchidaceae) whose representatives all have a monopodial growth habit and do not possess pseudobulbs.

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Angraecum

Angraecum, also known as comet orchid, is a genus of the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and South Africa, as well as Sri Lanka. Vanda falcata and Angraecum are epiphytic orchids.

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Capsule (fruit)

In botany, a capsule is a type of simple, dry, though rarely fleshy dehiscent fruit produced by many species of angiosperms (flowering plants).

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Carl Peter Thunberg

Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Karl Peter von Thunberg, Carl Pehr Thunberg, or Carl Per Thunberg (11 November 1743 – 8 August 1828), was a Swedish naturalist and an "apostle" of Carl Linnaeus.

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Cork (material)

Cork is an impermeable buoyant material.

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Daimyo

were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings.

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East Asian rainy season

The East Asian rainy season, also called the plum rain, is caused by precipitation along a persistent stationary front known as the Meiyu front for nearly two months during the late spring and early summer in East Asia between China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.

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Edo period

The, also known as the, is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo.

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Epiphyte

An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it.

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Gao Lian (dramatist)

Gao Lian (fl. 16th century), was Chinese writer, dramatist and encyclopedist.

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Inflorescence

An inflorescence, in a flowering plant, is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.

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Kanbun (era)

was a after Manji and before Enpō. This period spanned the years from April 1661 to September 1673.

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Lithophyte

Lithophytes are plants that grow in or on rocks.

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Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

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Model organism

A model organism (often shortened to model) is a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena, with the expectation that discoveries made in the model organism will provide insight into the workings of other organisms.

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Monopodial

Vascular plants with monopodial growth habits grow upward from a single point.

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Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

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Orchid

Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae, a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.

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Orchis

Orchis is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), occurring mainly in Europe and Northwest Africa, and ranging as far as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Sphagnum

Sphagnum is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat).

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Sphingidae

The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as "hornworms"; it includes about 1,450 species.

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Theretra

Theretra is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.

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Theretra japonica

Theretra japonica is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1869.

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Theretra nessus

Theretra nessus, the yam hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Tree fern

The tree ferns are arborescent (tree-like) ferns that grow with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level, making them trees.

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Type (biology)

In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated.

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Vanda

Vanda, abbreviated in the horticultural trade as V., is a genus in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Vanda falcata and Vanda are epiphytic orchids.

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Vanda ampullacea

Vanda ampullacea is a perennial epiphytic orchid found in southeast Asia from Nepal to China (southern Yunnan) and India, including the eastern Himalayas. Vanda falcata and Vanda ampullacea are orchids of China and Vanda.

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Vanda falcata subsp. richardsiana

Vanda falcata subsp. Vanda falcata and Vanda falcata subsp. richardsiana are orchids of China and Vanda.

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Vanda falcata subsp. xichangensis

Vanda falcata subsp. Vanda falcata and Vanda falcata subsp. xichangensis are epiphytic orchids, orchids of China and Vanda.

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See also

Lithophytic orchids

Orchids of Japan

Orchids of Korea

Vanda

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanda_falcata

Also known as Neofinetia falcata, Wind orchid.