Vanda celebica Rolfe 1899
Inflorescence and Plant Photos by Stan McLaren
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Common Name The Celebes Vanda [Sulawesi on Modern Maps]
Flower Size 1.2" to 1.4" [3 - 4 cm]
Found in Sulawesi and recently rediscovered, Vanda celebica was thought to be extinct as the last known specimen was collected in 1910. It is a warm to hot growing, large clump forming, monopodial epiphyte from North Sulawesi. Its flowers are 3 - 4 cm across, have a lily-like fragrance that changes to a cucumber aroma after several weeks.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German Papua & New Guinea Schlechter 1914/85; AOS Bulletin Vol 48 No 5 1979 photo; Vandas Martin Motes 1997; Lindleyana Vol 17 No 1 2002;
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