About Checkered Vanda
Vanda tessellata (also known as Grey orchid or Checkered Vanda) is a species of orchid occurring from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina. It is a medicinal plant.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vanda tessellata
- Genus
- Vanda
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests and also in the plains
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, China, Himalayas
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- वांदा Vanda, Nai, Perasara
- Nepali
- हरचुर Harachur, गाइतबारे Gaaitabaare
- Bengali
- রাস্না Rasna, নই Nai, দেশি রাস্না
- Tamil
- Kantanakuli, Vanda tessellata, vanda roxburghii
- Telugu
- Chittiveduri, Kanapabandanika
- Kannada
- Bandanike, Badanika, Vandaka
- Malayalam
- മരവഞ്ചി
- Marathi
- Aasna, रास्ना
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Checkered Vanda belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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