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Vandopsis lissochiloides

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Species of orchid

Vandopsis lissochiloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Vandopsis
Species: V. lissochiloides
Binomial name
Vandopsis lissochiloides
(Gaudich.) Lindl. (1833)
Synonyms
  • Vanda batemannii Lindl. (1846)

Vandopsis lissochiloides is a plant species in the genus Vandopsis, belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It has a unique combination of sharp yellow and toned pinkish back side.

Characteristics

The robust stem can reach up to 2 m in height, or 80 inches. The leaves are stiff and leathery and up to one foot (30 cm) long. Gently perfumed, those textured flowers are about 7 cm across and last for several months.

Habitat

It usually grows in the lowlands of the Philippines, but also in Thailand and Laos, and as far as New Guinea.

References

  1. Teoh, Eng Soon (2022-05-03). Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 3 (R - Z). Springer Nature. p. 159. ISBN 978-3-030-97630-9.
Taxon identifiers
Vandopsis lissochiloides
Vanda lissochiloides


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