Vanda coelestis
Species of orchid
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Vanda coelestis is a species of orchid native to Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]
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| Vanda coelestis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Vanda |
| Species: | V. coelestis |
| Binomial name | |
| Vanda coelestis (Rchb.f.) Motes | |
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Description
These epiphytic herbs form distiched, hard, deeply grooved, arching leaves that are up to 17 cm long and 2 cm wide. The branched stems can grow up to 10-25 cm tall. The 20 to 50 fragrant, white, pink or blue flowers, 2.2 cm wide, are in dense, upright racemes. The spur is flat but the distal half is curved forward.[2]
Cytology
The chromosome count of Vanda coelestis is 2n = 38.[3]
Taxonomy
The former placement of this species within Rhynchostylis has been disputed.[2] One study identifies this species as the sister group to all other Rhynchostylis species on the basis of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism.[4]
Etymology
The specific epithet coelestis, derived from the Latin caelum meaning the sky, heavenly, refers to the blue floral colouration.[2]
Pollination
Pollination occurs during daytime through bees.[5]
