Biology:Vandopsis lissochiloides

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Short description: Species of orchid

Vandopsis lissochiloides
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Vandopsis
Species:
V. lissochiloides
Binomial name
Vandopsis lissochiloides
(Gaudich.) Lindl. (1833)
Synonyms
  • Vanda batemannii Lindl. (1846)

Vandopsis lissochiloides is a plant species in the genus Vandopsis, belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae), has a unique combination of sharp yellow and toned pinkish back side.[1]

Characteristics

The robust stem can reach up to 2 m heigh or 80 inches. The leaves are stiff and leathery and up to one feet (30 cm) long. Gently perfumed, those textured flowers are about 7 cm across and last for several months.

Habitat

It usually grows in the lowlands of the Philippines, but also in Thailand and Laos, and as far as New Guinea.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4924405 entry