IOSPE PHOTOS

Vanda coerulea Griff. ex Lindl. 1847 SECTION Longicalcarata Photo by © Lourens Grobler

Common Name The Blue Vanda - In Thailand - Fa mui

Flower Size to 4" [10 cm]

A medium to large sized, cold to cool growing, monopodial epiphyte that is found in India, Burma and Thailand at elevations of 800 to 1700 meters on exposed dwarf oak trees or in deciduous forests in areas with a distinct dry season in the winter with daylong sun. This species has very stout stems carrying coriaceous, ligulate, distichous, conduplicate, obliquely tridentate apically leaves and blooms in the fallon an axillary, erect or suberect, 2' [60 cm] long, laxly few to several flowered inflorescence with long-lasting flowers.

Synonyms Vanda caerulescens Lindl. 1857

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae Rchb.f 1854 drawing; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 32 No 10 1963; AOS Bulletin Vol 33 No 10 1964 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 49 NO 1 1980 photo; Orchid Digest Vol 44 No 4 1980 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 53 No 6 1984 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 55 No 3 1986 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 56 No 7 1987 photo; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 70 No 9 2001 photo; Australian Orchid Review Vol 68 No 4 2003 photo; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 1 Tanaka 2003; AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 1 2005 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 10 2005 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 2 2006 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 6 2006 photo; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 3 Tanaka 2007; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 no 1 2008 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 8 2008 photo

Vanda coerulea Griff. ex Lindl. 1847 var semi-alba Photo courtesy of Nik Fahmi and his Vortex Orchid Page.

A color variety of the previous species.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 10 2005 photo;

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