Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. ex G.Don

"Vanda tessellata Hook. ex G.Don is native to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka. They are growing on trees in dry and intermediate zones at elevations around 1500 meters."

Vanda tessellata Hook. ex G.Don, Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 372. 1830; Lodd. ex Paxt. Mag. Bot. vii. (1840) 265.

Vanda tessellata Hook. ex G.Don,  Photo by Helen Lu

Vanda tessellata Hook. ex G.Don,  Photo by Rohana Gamage

Native range is Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China.

Latin Name: 

Vanda tessellata Hook. ex G.Don 

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Cymbidium allagnata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.

Cymbidium tessellatum (Roxb.) Sw.

Cymbidium tesselloides Roxb.

Epidendrum tessellatum Roxb.

Vanda roxburghii R.Br.

Vanda tesselloides (Roxb.) Rchb.f.

English Name:

The Lattice-Like Paterned Flower Vanda.

Description: 

With a climbing stem carrying linear, narrow, conduplicate, tridentate apically leaves that blooms in the summer, fall and early winter on a sub-erect, 15 to 50 cm long inflorescence carrying 5 to 12, fragrant grape to lilac scented, long-lived flowers.

Distribution:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.

Ecological:

At elevations around 1500 m as a medium to large sized, cool growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring.

Flower size:

5.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Temperature::

Intermediate-Warm

Light Level:

Medium-High

Type:

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- ipni.org/n/661083-1

- powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:661083-1

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbophyllum_newportii

- travaldo.blogspot.com/2018/04/vanda-tessellata-care-and-culture.html

- orchidspecies.com/vtessalata.htm.

- orchidweb.com/orchids/vandaceous/species/vanda-tessellata

- andysorchids.com/pictureframe.asp?picId=6923