The Vanda orchid is an epiphyte lamellata growing plant from Southeast Asia. It is sometimes used as an ornamental plant.

Description

Vanda lamellata grows as a monopodial epiphyte. The stem reaches a length of 70-30 cm from 0.5 to 1.3 cm in diameter. T

he two lines are arranged, thick leathery, narrow strap-shaped leaves are 12-27 cm (up to 42 cm) long and 1-2 cm wide. The tip is asymmetrically bilobed.

In April , according to other data from November to December , one or two inflorescences appear in each case from a shoulder blade. The inflorescence axis 20-30 cm long, 5-15  (to 20 ), fragrant flowers are in the top third.

The oval-triangular bracts are 0.1 to 0.2 cm tall and end pointed. Pedicel and ovary are white, occasionally pinkish and measure 2-5 cm. The flowers are fleshy, yellowish with reddish-brown markings, they open wide, its diameter is 2.5 to 3 cm (up to 5 cm).

The upward-pointing Sepal is obovate to spatulate, 1.6 to 2 cm long and 0.7 to 1 cm wide, abruptly narrowed at the base nailed (), at the end pointed, blunt or slightly recovered. The lateral petals are shaped similarly, with 2 × 1.3 cm greater, they end rounded, the margin is slightly wavy.

The petals are spatulate and slightly smaller than the outer petals. The lip is white or pale yellow with red or pink stripe at the variety lamellata, uniformly dark pink in the boxallii var. It has at the base of a tapered, slightly sharp ending spur.

The small side lobes of the tri-lobed lip stand upright and are white inside with red dots. The end of the middle lobe rounded, truncated or slightly recovered. On the lip are longitudinal keels. The bright purple column is 0.3 to 0.4 cm (up to 0.6 cm) long, with a yellow stamen.

The chromosome number is 2n = 38
Dissemination

Vanda lamellata is native to Southeast Asia, their distribution is in Taiwan, the Philippines, the Ryukyu Islands, in northern Borneo and the Marianas. In the Philippines it is a common and widespread orchid. It comes from sea level to altitudes of over 400 meters. Vanda lamellata grows as epiphyte on sunny places, including on rocks .
Systematics and botanical history

Vanda lamellata was collected in 1838 by Hugh Cumin near Manila, he sent live plants at the nursery Loddiges in England. The first description was also published in 1838 by John Lindley. The variety was boxallii until 1879, also found in the vicinity of Manila.

Next varieties are described and Vanda Vanda lamellata var. calayana lamellata var. remediosae, but which are provided as synonyms for the above.
Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanda_lamellata

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