Vanda lilacina Teijsm. & Binn.

 Vanda lilacina Teijsm. & Binn., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië xxiv. (1862) 325.

Vanda lilacina Teijsm. & Binn., Photos by Dinh Quang Diep

its native range is China (Yunnan) to Indo-China.

Latinh Name: 

Vanda lilacina Teijsm. & Binn.

Synonym:

Vanda laotica Guillaumin

Vietnamese name:

Huệ đà tía, Vân đa tím.

English Name:

The Lilac Vanda

Thailand name:

Kluai mai hang pla - Khem Khao.

Description: 

Small orchid, 10-20 cm high body. The tree has 1-2 flower clusters, 15-20 cm long, flower cluster has 15-20 flowers, flower size is 2-3 cm

Distribution:

Cambodia, China South-Central, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (Lai Châu, Sơn La, Lộc Ninh, Sông Bé).

Ecological:

At elevations of 100 to 1000 m as a small sized, hot to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the winter and spring.

Flower size:

2.5 cm.

Cultivation:

Plants are best grown hanged in baskets and on mounted and require bright to full sunlight and warm temperatures. If hunged the roots must be watered frequently. Plants should be grown in media that is well drained such as tree fern fibers (for small plants), several pieces of coarse fir bark, or sphagnum moss.

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