✿Orchidaceae · Vanda
Wight's Vanda
Vanda wightii
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Goa, Kerala
- Flowering
- September-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vanda wightii
- Genus
- Vanda
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Goa, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- 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
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“Inflorescence a simple and axillary raceme, 6–17 cm long with 2.5–3 mm thick peduncle;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wight's Vanda itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Wight's Vanda
Wight's Vanda (Vanda wightii) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Goa and Kerala. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Wight's Vanda belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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