Vanda longitepala D.L.Roberts 2008 publ. 2009 SECTION Cristatae Photo © by Patricia Harding

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Common Name The Long Tepaled Vanda

Flower Size 2" [5 cm]

Found in Myanamar at elevations of 1200 to 1500 meters as a medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with an erect stem carrying ligulate, arching, praemorse, unequally acutely bilobed apically leaves that blooms in the spring on an axillary, short to .6" [1.5 cm] long, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescence with ovate floral bracts

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *KEW BULLETIN VOL. 63: 495–497 2008 publ 2009 drawing fide

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