Papilionanthe teres

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Vanda teres, Lindl. Fig. 3903. St. long, climbing: lvs. terete, 6-8 in. long: peduncle 6-12 in. long, bearing a 3-6-fld. raceme: fls. 4 in. across; sepals nearly orbicular, white tinged with rose; petals a little larger, deep rose; side lobes of the labellum broad, incurved, yellow spotted with crimson, middle lobe exceeding the sepals, fan-shaped, reniform, purple or rose-colored. May- Sept. Burma. B.M. 4114. B.R. 1809. P.M. 5:193. R.H. 1856:421. Gt. 43:1404. G.C. II. 20:273; III. 27:307. G.M. 43:298. C.O. 10. S.H. 2:385. Gn. 42:276.—A plant of straggling habit, but with very beautiful fls. Var. Andersonii, Hort., has fls. larger and more highly colored. Var. alba, Hort. Fls. white. G. 36:373. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.