Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
MO025 : Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
| Plant Category | : | Orchid |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Aerides testacea Lindl.;
Aerides wightiana Lindl.;
Aerides wrightiana Lindl. ex Wall., nom. nud.;
Vanda parviflora Lindl.;
Vanda testacea var. parviflora (Lindl.) M.R.Almeida;
Vanda vitellina Kraenzl.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Small Flowered Vanda • Kannada: Kiriraasna |
| Plant Family | : | Orchidaceae |
| Description | : | Stem stout, woody, to 25 cm high. Leaves 9-16 x 1 cm, strap-shaped, keeled, unequally lobed at apex. Flowers pinkish, in 10-15 cm long, few-branched erect, raceme; dorsal sepal obovate-oblong or spathulate, obtuse, 5-veined; lateral sepals elliptic-subacute, 5-veined; petals spathulate, obtuse, 5-veined; lip 10 x 5 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes 3 x 1.5 mm, oblong, obliquely lanceolate, obtuse; midlobe 6.5 x 5 mm, obconical, emarginate, margins finely close-dentate, with 2 parallel fleshy ridges; spur cylindrical. The plant blooms in the spring and early summer. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Tree trunks |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Liliidae |
| Order | : Asparagales |
| Family | : Orchidaceae - Orchid family |
| Genus | : Vanda |
| Species | : Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f. |