Vandopsis lissochiloides

Vandopsis lissochiloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Alliance: Vanda
Genus: Vandopsis
Species: V. lissochiloides
Binomial name
Vandopsis lissochiloides
(Gaudich.) Lindl. (1833)
Synonyms
  • Vanda batemannii Lindl. (1846)

Vandopsis lissochiloides (Gaudich.) Lindl., a type of Vandopsis, belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae), has a unique combination of sharp yellow and toned pinkish back side.

Characteristics

The robust stem can reach up to 2 m heigh or 80 inches. The leaves are stiff and leathery and up to one feet (30 cm) long. Gently perfumed, those textured flowers are about 7 cm across and last for several months.

Habitat

It usually grows in the lowlands of the Philippines, but also in Thailand and Laos, and as far as New Guinea.

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