General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial

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Common names
  • Orchid
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Vanda miniata
  • Synonym: Ascocentrum miniatum

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Date: c. 1847
illustration from 'Edwards's Botanical Register', 1847
Location: Palm Sunday Orchid Show, MI
Date: 2008
Location: Palm Sunday Orchid Show, MI
Date: 2008

photo credit: Dotuanhungdaklak
Comments:
  • Posted by Australis (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Zone 10a) on Apr 19, 2021 12:15 AM concerning plant:
    Many of the plants in circulation as this species are actually Orchid (Vanda garayi).

    V. garayi features very round or elliptical petals and sepals (making for a mostly full flower) with a straight lip, whereas V. miniata typically has much narrow tepals and a recurved lip.

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