Aerides maculosa

Aerides maculosa is a species of orchid endemic to India.^[3] The epithet "maculosa" means "spotted", in reference to the colored spots on the tepals.^[4]

Aerides maculosa
1845 illustration[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Aerides
Species:	A. maculosa
Binomial name
Aerides maculosa Lindl. (1845)
Synonyms[3]
Saccolabium speciosum Wight (1851) Aerides schroederi Rchb.f. (1855) Aerides illustris Rchb.f.(1882) Aerides maculosa var. schroederi (Rchb.f.) H.J.Veitch (1891) Gastrochilus speciosus (Wight) Kuntze (1891)