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"Unlike most of the other epiphytic orchids, Vanda cristata have a single stem up to 60cm (24 inch) tall rising from a tuft of roots and do not have pseudobulbs. Thick, fleshy aerial roots are often produced on the stem and these may hang down the outside of the container in which the indoor Vanda cristata are planted.
The pale green leathery leaves which are strap shaped, grow all along the stem. The stem carry nearly opposite, arching, deeply channeled leaves 13-18cm (5-7 inch) long and 1-2cm (0.4-0.8 inch) wide, with slightly toothed, bunt tips. Flower stalks 10-15cm (4-6 inch) long appearing from the leaf axils in spring and summer bear up to seven waxy flowers about 5cm (2 inch) across. These flowers stalks can appear from between every third leaf or so. Each stalk produces several fragrant flowers which last for several weeks up to two months. Sepals and petals are yellowish green to creamy yellow. The short, oblong green-and-yellow lip has deep purple red lines near the base and is three-lobed."
Taxonomyedit
Vanda cristata was collected in 1818 by Nathaniel Wallich in Nepal; He sent live plants to Kew Gardens in England. The first description was published in 1832 by John Lindley. The classification as Trudelia cristata in the genus Trudelia is considered synonymous with Vanda cristata, as Vanda striata
vanda, cristata, species, orchid, found, growing, himalaya, from, bangladesh, india, nepal, bhutan, china, northwestern, yunnan, elevations, 2300, meters, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, monocotsorder, asp. Vanda cristata is a species of orchid found growing in the Himalaya from Bangladesh India Nepal Bhutan to China northwestern Yunnan at elevations of 600 2300 meters 1 Vanda cristataScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade MonocotsOrder AsparagalesFamily OrchidaceaeSubfamily EpidendroideaeGenus VandaSpecies V cristataBinomial nameVanda cristataWall ex Lindl SynonymsAerides cristata Wall ex Lindl Wall ex Hook f Vanda striata Rchb f Luisia striata Rchb f Kraenzl Trudelia cristata Wall ex Lindl Senghas Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it June 2019 Unlike most of the other epiphytic orchids Vanda cristata have a single stem up to 60cm 24 inch tall rising from a tuft of roots and do not have pseudobulbs Thick fleshy aerial roots are often produced on the stem and these may hang down the outside of the container in which the indoor Vanda cristata are planted The pale green leathery leaves which are strap shaped grow all along the stem The stem carry nearly opposite arching deeply channeled leaves 13 18cm 5 7 inch long and 1 2cm 0 4 0 8 inch wide with slightly toothed bunt tips Flower stalks 10 15cm 4 6 inch long appearing from the leaf axils in spring and summer bear up to seven waxy flowers about 5cm 2 inch across These flowers stalks can appear from between every third leaf or so Each stalk produces several fragrant flowers which last for several weeks up to two months Sepals and petals are yellowish green to creamy yellow The short oblong green and yellow lip has deep purple red lines near the base and is three lobed Taxonomy editVanda cristata was collected in 1818 by Nathaniel Wallich in Nepal He sent live plants to Kew Gardens in England The first description was published in 1832 by John Lindley The classification as Trudelia cristata in the genus Trudelia is considered synonymous with Vanda cristata as Vanda striata nbsp Vanda cristata plate 48 in Edwards s Bot Register Orchidaceae vol 28 1842 nbsp Vanda cristata plate 4304 in Curtis s Bot Magazine Orchidaceae vol 73 1847 nbsp Vanda cristata as syn Vanda striata plate 150 in H G Reichenbach Xenia orchidacea vol 2 1874 nbsp Vanda cristata Plate 290 in R Warner B S Williams The Orchid Album 1882 1897 References edit Vanda cristata in Tropicos External links edit nbsp Media related to Vanda cristata at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Data related to Vanda cristata at Wikispecies Vanda cristata on Orchid Species nbsp This Vandeae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vanda cristata amp oldid 1011063058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
