Vanda coerulescens Griffith 1851 SECTION Longicalcarata Photo by © Lourens Grobler

Inflorescence Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl

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Common Name The Shy Blue Vanda - In Thailand - Ueang khem - Famui noi

Flower Size 1 1/2" [ 3 cm]

This monopodial species comes from Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Yunnan China, Myanamar and Thailand as a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte at elevations of 300 to 1200 meters with a terete stem carrying ligualte, channeled above, keeled below, bilobed apically leaves and as all Vandas grow best in wooden slat baskets with no media. The later winter and spring flowers have a pleasing scent of grape and are borne on an axillary erect or drooping, to 2' [60 cm] long, longer than the leaves, many [15 or more] flowered inflorescence with many long-lasting flowers.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/95; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959; Orchid DIgest Vol 44 No 4 1980 photo; The Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen & Mori 1997; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 1 Tanaka 2003; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 2 Tanaka 2004; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 3 Tanaka 2007;

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