Vanda testacea

Vanda testacea is a species of orchid occurring from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina at the elevations of 500 to 2000 meters. It is an epiphytic perennial. It flowers in 6–20 flowered racemes; flowers range in size from 1 to 1.5 cm. Flowers are yellow with a blue lip.

a location variant from Kerala, South India

blooming in a tree, South India

Vanda testacea

Vanda testacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Vanda
Species:	V. testacea
Binomial name
Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f. (1877)
Synonyms
Aerides testaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1830-40 Aerides wightiamum (Lindl.) 1824 Aerides wrightianum (Lindl.)ex Wall. 1832 Vanda parviflora Lindl. 1844 Vanda testacea Rchb.f. 1877 Vanda vitellina Kraenzl. 1892

External links

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