Vanda testacea
| Vanda testacea | |
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| Vanda testacea from S.India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Vanda |
| Species: | V. testacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f. (1877) | |
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Description
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
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