Vanda lamellata




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Vandeae
Subtribe Aeridinae
Scientific name Vanda lamellata Lindley
Synonyms Vanda amiensis Masamune & Segawa; Vanda clitellaria Reichenbach f.; Vanda cumingii Lindley ex Paxton; Vanda vidalii Boxall; Vanda yamiensis Masamune & Segawa
Common name (Japanese common name) kohtoh-hisui-ran (コウトウヒスイラン, 紅頭翡翠蘭 or 紅頭嶼翡翠蘭 [meaning: Botel Tobago Island jade orchid])
(Chinese common name) ya mei wan dai lan (雅美萬代蘭)
Distribution (Japan) Okinawa
(Other nations) Taiwan, Philippines
Habitat Mountane wet forest
Chromosomal number 2n=42, 46
Description Stems 30-70cm long. Leaves ca. 12-30cm long, ca. 1-2cm wide. Flowers inflorescences ca. 20-30cm long, flowering in April. Epiphyte on sunny tree trunks or lithophyte on rocks. Perennial plants.
Reference Vanda lamellata Lindl.
Vanda lamellata Lindley
Vanda lamellata Lindley 1838
Note Photos below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi in his greenhause.



May 2010
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause
May 2010
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause
May 2010
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause



May 2010
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause