Vanda mariae Motes

 Vanda mariae Motes, Lankesteriana 16(3): 337 (2016).

Vanda mariae Motes, Photo by Bali Dewata Orchids

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

English Name:

Named for Mary Motes, noted for her long support of botanical and horticultural research. conservation status: Data deficient.

Description: 

A climbing monopodial, epiphytic herb. 30- 45 cm or more tall, 35-40 cm wide between leaf apices. Leaves glabrous, waxy, sessile, distichous, linear, 20-21 × 2.0-2.5 cm, the margins entire, the apex praemorse. Inflorescence axillary, an erect, cylindrical raceme, loosely 6-11 flowered, 15-20 cm long. Flowers pale yellow strongly overlaid with red brown, with stronger red brown tessellation. 5.1-5.2 cm horizontally, 5.1-5.2 cm vertically. Dorsal sepal spathulate, clawed, yellow, tessellated with red brown distally, spotted red brown basally, the margins clear yellow, 2.8 × 1.7 cm. Lateral sepals spathulate, clawed, yellow heavily overlaid with red brown tessellations, the margins clear yellow, 2.9 × 2.0 cm. Petals clawed, spathulate, obtuse, entire, yellow tessellated and spotted with red brown, the margins clear yellow, 2.9 × 1.7 cm. Labellum yellow suffused with red brown, three-lobed; midlobe deltoid, rolled longitudinally along the margins appearing narrowly pandurate in natural position, yellow suffused with red brown, with low longitudinal ridges and two small calli at base, 1.7 × 0.6 cm; lateral lobes lobes trapezoidal, yellow, 0.4 × 0.3 cm; spur slightly flattened, 0.5 × 0.2 cm. Column white, slightly thickened at base, 0.9 × 0.2 cm. Anther cap white, 0.2 x 0.2 cm. Pollinia 2, spherical, stiped.

Distribution:

Philippines.

Ecological:

It grows as an epiphyte at elevations of between 500 and 1600 m.

Flowering times:

Bloom in the spring.

Flower size:

3 cm

Cultivation:

Grow in bright, diffused light. Avoid direct sun at midday (11a-3p). Water heavily when plants are actively growing (spring through early fall).

Type 

holotype FTG

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org

orchids.fandom.com

Motes, Martin. (2016). The genus Vanda (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae) in the Philippines: two new species and a key to the species in the archipielago. Lankesteriana. 16. 10.15517/lank.v16i3.27098.