Object Details
- Description
- This giant orchid has flowers which open orangish, age to yellow, and have purple backs. It is the type species for the genus.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- March to November; peaks from July to August
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2015-2157A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Lithophytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect inflorescence is up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) long with 12-30 long-lasting, yellow flowers with pink spots. Flowers are 3" (7 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Sweet
- Range
- Indo-China to W New Guinea
- Habitat
- Evergreen jungle; 0-3600ft (0-1100m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Lissochilus-like Vanda
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Vandopsis
- Species
- lissochiloides
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-2157A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7d788d7dd-a5db-4fd4-b6a4-5b28aaa8af35
