✿Orchidaceae · Vanda
Spoon-Leaf Vanda
Vanda spathulata
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering
- June-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vanda spathulata
- Genus
- Vanda
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Spoon-Leaf Vanda itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പൊന്നാമ്പൂ
About Spoon-Leaf Vanda
Spoon-Leaf Vanda (Vanda spathulata) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to January.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Spoon-Leaf Vanda belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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