Vanda insignis Blume 1849 Photo by © Dian Rahardo Indonesia

Inflorescence Photo courtesy of Nik Fahmi and his Vortex Orchid Page.

Plant and Flowers Photo courtesy of Eka Mulja Tjipta

Common Name The Grand Vanda

Flower Size 2" to 2.4" [ 5 to 6 cm]

Found in Malaysia and the Moluccas as a medium sized, hot to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte with suberect stems carrying linear-ligulate, recurved leaves that blooms on a pendant, to 7 1/4" [18 cm] long, shorter than the leaves, few [5] flowered inflorescence.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 8 2003 photo;

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