Vandopsis
Encyclopedia
Vandopsis, abbreviated as Vdps in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids in family Orchidaceae
. It contains ca. 5 species found in Southeast Asia
, Southern China
, the Philippines
, and New Guinea
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References:
Vandopsis in Flora of China: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=134365
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...
. It contains ca. 5 species found in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, Southern China
Northern and southern China
Northern China and southern China are two approximate regions within China. The exact boundary between these two regions has never been precisely defined...
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, and New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
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References:
Vandopsis in Flora of China: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=134365