Vandopsis lissochiloides

Taxobox

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Higher Epidendroideae
tribus = Vandeae
subtribus = Sarcanthinae
alliance = Vanda
genus = "Vandopsis"
species = "V. lissochiloides"
binomial = "Vandopsis lissochiloides"
binomial_authority = (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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