Vanda tessellata

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Vanda roxburghii, R. Br. (V. tessellata, Hook.). St. 1-2 ft., climbing: lvs. narrow, complicate, 6-8 in. long, 2-3-toothed at the apex: racemes erect, 6-8-fld.: fls. greenish yellow, tessellated with olive-brown inside, white outside; sepals and petals subequal, clawed, obovate, waved; labellum nearly as long as the sepals, lateral lobes small, acute, middle lobe panduriform, violet, truncate. May-Aug. Bengal. B.R. 506. B.M. 2245. F.S. 2:75; 6, p. 330. I.H. 32:579 (var. rubra). P.M. 7:265. Var. caerulea, Hort., is advertised. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.