Orchidaceae
Aerides

Aerides odorata Lour.

First published in Fl. Cochinch.: 525 (1790)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (W. Yunnan, Guangdong) to Tropical Asia. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2018). New and rare orchid species (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 49: 24-41.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Misra, S. (2004). Orchids of Orissa: 1-774. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.
  • Silveira, P., Schuiteman, A., Vermeulen, J.J., Sousa, A.J., Silva, H., Paiva, J. & De Vogel, E. (2008). The orchids of Timor: checklist and conservation status. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 197-215.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Silveira, P., Schuiteman, A., Vermeulen, J.J., Sousa, A.J., Silva, H., Paiva, J. & De Vogel, E. (2008). The orchids of Timor: checklist and conservation status. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 197-215.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 25, 1982 Loureiro, J.de [s.n.] K000891420 Type Yes
May 7, 1927 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000891425 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000891423 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7314] Burma K001127161 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-14200.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Bangladesh K000891421 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ong, P.T. [FRI 67332] Malaysia K000718103 No
K:SPC-14196.000 No
K:SPC-11945.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000891424 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lamb, A. [K 35] Malaysia K:SPC-47882.000 No
K:SPC-10107.000 No
K:SPC-10101.000 No
K:SPC-71806.000 No
de Vogel, E.; Cribb, P. [9248] Borneo K:SPC-56540.000 No
Carr, C.E. [K120] Malaysia K:SPC-12506.000 No
K:SPC-10106.000 No
K:SPC-10105.000 No
Williams, L. Nepal K:SPC-48845.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000891422 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 7314] Bangladesh K001127160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stephens K:SPC-10103.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 7314] K001127159 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-14199.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 7314] K001127158 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-12507.000 No
K:SPC-08488.000 No
K:SPC-10104.000 No
K:SPC-08187.000 No
K:SPC-12505.000 No
K:SPC-14189.000 No
K:SPC-14195.000 No
K:SPC-08186.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 7314] K001127157 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-08188.000 No

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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