Vandopsis lissochiloides
| Vandopsis lissochiloides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Alliance: | Vanda |
| Genus: | Vandopsis |
| Species: | V. lissochiloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Vandopsis lissochiloides (Gaudich.) Lindl. (1833) | |
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Vandopsis lissochiloides (Gaudich.) Lindl., a type of Vandopsis, belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae), has a unique combination of sharp yellow and toned pinkish back side.
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.
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