Vanda testacea
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Vanda |
Species: | V. testacea
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Binomial name | |
Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f. (1877)
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Vanda testacea is a species of orchid occurring from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina at the elevations of 500 to 2000 meters. It is an epiphytic perennial. It flowers in 6-20 flowered racemes; flowers range in size from 1 to 1.5 cm. Flowers are yellow with a blue lip.
![a location variant from Kerala, South India](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Vanda_testacea-waynad_india.jpg/300px-Vanda_testacea-waynad_india.jpg)
a location variant from Kerala, South India
![blooming in a tree](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Vanda_testacea_tree_coimbatore.jpg/300px-Vanda_testacea_tree_coimbatore.jpg)
blooming in a tree, South India
Vanda testacea
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