Vanda roeblingiana

Vanda roeblingiana, Roebelen's vanda, is a species of orchid endemic to the mountain provinces of the island of Luzon in the Philippines.[2] Hugh Low, a British colonial administrator and naturalist introduced the plant to London in 1893.[3] The next year, Robert Allen Rolfe, an English botanist formally described the plant and thought it was originally collected from the vicinity of Singapore or Peninsular Malaysia.[4] Low, who works in Clapton Nursery had collecting expedition to Southeast Asia with Singapore as headquarter.

Vanda roeblingiana
V. roeblingiana plant and flowers
Plant and flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Vanda
Species:
V. roeblingiana
Binomial name
Vanda roeblingiana
Rolfe (1894)[1]
  • Specimen plant
    Specimen plant
  • Flower
    Flower
  • Close-up shot of lip
    Close-up shot of lip

See also

References
  1. "Vanda roeblingiana". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. Teoh, Eng-Soon (2005). "Orchids of Asia". Times Editions-Marshall Cavendish. Third Edition: 234. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. Bulletin of miscellaneous information (1894 ed.). London: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1894. p. 365. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. Cootes, Jim; Boos, Ronny (September 25, 2016). "Three unique Philippine Vanda species". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 6 December 2018.

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