Vanda, abbreviated in the horticultural trade as V., is a genus in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There are about 80 species, and the genus is commonly cultivated for the marketplace. This genus and its allies are considered to be among the most specifically adapted of all orchids within the Orchidaceae. The genus is highly prized in horticulture for its showy, fragrant, long-lasting, and intensely colorful flowers. Vanda species are widespread across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea, with a few species extending into Queensland and some of the islands of the western Pacific.
Crinum is a genus of about 180 species of perennial plants that have large showy flowers on leafless stems, and develop from bulbs. They are found in seasonally moist areas, including marshes, swamps, depressions and along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide.
Erismanthus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1866. It is native to Southeast Asia and southern China.
- Erismanthus obliquusWall. ex Müll.Arg. - S Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
- Erismanthus sinensisOliv. - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Hainan
Caldesia is a genus of aquatic plants. It includes three living species widespread across Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The genus "has an extensive Oligocene through Pleistocene fossil record in Eurasia," and has been found in fossil strata of the United States as well. Ten fossil species have been described for the genus.
Magnolia champaca, known in English as champak, is a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae. It was previously classified as Michelia champaca. It is known for its fragrant flowers, and its timber used in woodworking.
Acriopsis, commonly known as chandelier orchids or 合萼兰属 is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceaes. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic herbs with spherical or cylindrical pseudobulbs, creeping, branched rhizomes, thin white roots, two or three leaves and many small flowers. The flowers are non-resupinate with the lateral sepals joined along their edges and have spreading petals and a three-lobed labellum. The column has projections that extend hood-like beyond the anther.
Gastrochilus calceolaris is a species in the family Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of Southeast Asia, including southern China, Bhutan, Assam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra, the Philippines, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Gastrochilus, abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, etc.
Calanthe discolor is a species of orchid. It is native to Korea, Japan, and China. It is a well-known species found in Japan, the southern part of Korea and China. Its vernacular name in Japanese, ebine, (海老根) means "shrimp-root" in reference to the shape of the plant's pseudobulbs and root system.
Cleisostoma simondii is a flowering plant that grows upon larger trees, and known in Hong Kong as (Chinese:蜘蛛蘭). It also occurs in the Himalayas, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and other parts of China.
Dendrobium thyrsiflorum is a species of orchid, commonly called the pinecone-like raceme dendrobium. It is native to the Himalayas as well as to the mountains of northern Indochina.
Gastrochilus acutifolius is a species of orchid found in Assam (India), eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar and Vietnam. The specific epithet, acutifolius, meaning "thorny leaves", is derived from Latin acutus, and -folius (-leaved), and refers to the characteristic shape of the leaves.
Gastrochilus affinis is a species of orchid. It is native to Yunnan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan and Sikkim.
Gastrochilus distichus is a small species of orchid and pendant growing epiphyte. It is known by the common name distichous gastrochilus. It is found in Himalayas of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sikkim, Tibet and Yunnan. It grows in the shade on moss covered rainforest at elevations of 1520–2700 m.
Gastrochilus inconspicuus is a species of orchid. It is native to the Himalayas of Nepal, India, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Assam, south to Bangladesh.
Gastrochilus japonicus, known as Tamra gastrochilus, is a species of orchid. It is native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Gastrochilus pseudodistichus is a species of orchid. It is native to Asia (Nepal, Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan].
Neuwiedia zollingeri is a species of orchid that native to Hainan, Hong Kong, Yunnan, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
Colquhounia elegans is a shrub species in the genus Colquhounia found in Asia.
- Colquhounia elegans var. elegans - Yunnan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
- Colquhounia elegans var. tenuiflora(Hook.f.) Prain - Yunnan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Magnolia liliifera, commonly known as egg magnolia, is a flowering tree native to the Indomalayan realm. It bears white to cream-colored flowers on terminal stems. The leaves are elliptical and get as large as 10 inches long and 3 inches wide. The tree ranges in height of 12–60 feet in situ.
