Gastrochilus obliquus

Gastrochilus obliquus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Aeridinae
Alliance:	Trichoglottis
Genus:	Gastrochilus
Species:	G. obliquus
Binomial name
Gastrochilus obliquus (Lindl.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1][2]
Saccolabium obliquum Lindl. (basionym) Vanda obliqua Wall. ex Hook.f. Saccolabium bigibbum Rchb.f. ex Hook.f. Gastrochilus bigibbus (Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze

Gastrochilus obliquus is a species of orchid native to China, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Two varieties are recognized:^[1][3]

• Gastrochilus obliquus var. obliquus - Sichuan, Yunnan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
• Gastrochilus obliquus var. suavis (Seidenf.) Z.H.Tsi - Thailand

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Gastrochilus obliquus
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Gastrochilus obliquus var. obliquus
3. Flora of China v 25 p 494, 无茎盆距兰 wu jing pen ju lan, Gastrochilus obliquus (Lindley) Kuntze