Vanda lissochiloides

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Vanda lissochiloides
Vanda lissochiloides
Vanda lissochiloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Higher Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Sarcanthinae
Alliance: Vanda
Genus: Vanda
Species: V. lissochiloides
Binomial name
Vanda lissochiloides
(Gaudich.) Lindl. (1833)
Synonyms
  • Vanda batemannii Lindl. (1846)


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.