Vanda lissochiloides
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Vanda lissochiloides
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Vanda lissochiloides (Gaudich.) Lindl. (1833) |
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Vanda lissochiloides (Gaudich.) Lindl., a type of Vanda, belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae), has a unique combination of sharp yellow and toned pinkish back side.
[edit] Characteristics
The robust stem can reach up to 2 m heigh or 80 inches. The leaves are stiff and leathery and up to one feet (30 cm) long. Gently perfumed, those textured flowers are about 7 cm across and last for several months.
[edit] Habitat
It usually grows in the lowlands of the Philippines, but also in Thailand and Laos, and as far as New Guinea.
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