Vanda insignis Blume ex Lindl.

 Vanda insignis Blume, Rumphia 4: 49, t. 192 (1849), isonym.

Vanda insignis
Vanda insignis
Vanda insignis Blume, Photos by Emrys Chew
Vanda insignis
Vanda insignis Blume, Photos by Angie Pitiriciu

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

English Name:

The Grand Vanda 

Description: 

Suberect stems carrying linear-ligulate, recurved leaves that blooms in the summer on a pendant, to  18 cm] long, sometimes branched, shorter to as long as the the leaves, few 8 flowered inflorescence carrying sweetly scented flowers.

Distribution:

Malaysia and the Moluccas.

Ecological:

Hot to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the summer.

Flower size:

7.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Type:

Ref:

orchidspecies.com
ipni.org
powo.science.kew.org 

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