Vanda
Vanda is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae).
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| Vanda coerulea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Vanda |
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It is one of the most important orchids, with about fifty species.[1] The genus is very highly prized in horticulture for its showy, fragrant, long lasting, and intensely colorful flowers.[2]
Vanda is widespread across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea, with a few species extending into Queensland and some of the islands of the western Pacific.[3] The genus is sometimes abbreviated as V. in the flower trade. It belongs to angiosperm.
Vanda Media
Cross section of Vanda stem infected with Fusarium, exhibiting typical purple spotting of vascular tissue
Ascocentrum ampullaceum, flower
Vanda Robert's Delight
Vanda denisoniana var. hebraica at the Berlin Botanic Garden
Distribution: China to Temp. E. Asia*36 CHC CHN CHS 38 JAP KOR NNS Found in Asia-Temperate China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto
Vanda hindsii by Lewis Roberts
- Vandalamellata()
Photo of orchid Vanda garayi (formerly Ascocentrum garayi) in bloom, digitally isolated on a black background.
vanda pachara delight found in United States Botanical Garden, V. Pachara Delight, GM/JOGA Award winning color flowers with good presentation, on strong spikes held clear of the foliage;deep sapphire blue blooms with dark er tessellations on all segments. Extra ordinary easy flowering and cut flower industry delight
Vanda Robert's Delight 'Crownfox Magic'
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of selected plant families. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ↑ The Orchids, Natural History and Classification, Robert L. Dressler. ISBN 0-674-87526-5
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- Grove, D. L. 1995. Vandas and Ascocendas. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. 241 pp.
- Motes, Martin R., and Alan L. Hoffman. 1997 Vandas, Their botany, history and culture. ISBN 0-88192-376-1
Other websites
Media related to Vanda at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Vanda at Wikispecies- Breeding in Vanda Archived 2018-10-23 at the Wayback Machine Breeding in Vanda
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