Cottonia

Cottonia peduncularis
1890 illustration from
Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Cottonia
Wight
Species: C. peduncularis
Binomial name
Cottonia peduncularis
(Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Synonyms[1]
  • Vanda peduncularis Lindl.
  • Cottonia macrostachya Wight
  • Vanda bicaudata Thwaites

Cottonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae: the only known species is Cottonia peduncularis. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[1]

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