About Small Flowered Vanda
Vanda testacea is a species of orchid occurring from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina at the elevations of 500 to 2000 meters. It is an epiphytic perennial. It flowers in 6–20 flowered racemes; flowers range in size from 1 to 1.5 cm. Flowers are yellow with a blue lip.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vanda testacea
- Genus
- Vanda
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and also in the plains
- Native to
- Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- अमड़ी Amdi
- Nepali
- हरजोर Harajor
- Tamil
- சிறுமலர் வாண்டா Cirumalar Vanda
- Kannada
- ಕಿರಿ ರಾಸನಾ Kiri Raasana
- Malayalam
- മരവാഴ Maravaazha
- Marathi
- हाडाचा लसूण Hadacha Lasun, पिवळी वंदा Pivali Vanda
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Small Flowered Vanda belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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