Vanda
COMMON NAME | Vanda |
TYPE | Orchid |
FAMILY | Orchidaceae |
NOTES | There
are about 80 species, and the genus is commonly cultivated for the
marketplace. This genus and
its allies are considered to be among the most specifically adapted of all
orchids within the Orchidaceae. The genus is highly prized in horticulture
for its showy, fragrant, long-lasting, and intensely colorful flowers. Vandas
are monopodial orchids, meaning they grow from a single stem with roots
emerging from the bottom. The leaves are alternating, climbing the stem in a
ladder-like progression. Older vandas frequently branch, and if left
undivided the plants can grow into very large specimens. Vandas flower from
spikes that emerge from the central stem and poke out between the leaves. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | East Asia, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Mostly
epiphytic, but sometimes lithophytic or terrestrial orchids |
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