Aerides odorata

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Aerides odorata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Aerides
Species:
A. odorata
Binomial name
Aerides odorata
Lour.[1]

Aerides odorata is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of Southeast Asia, found in the lowland forests of China (Yunnan, Guangdong), Himalayas, Bhutan, Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Philippines.[2][3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

  1. ^ "Aerides odorata". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Flora of China, v 25 p 285, 香花指甲兰 xiang hua zhi jia lan, Aerides odorata

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