Disclaimer : This databank is curated from literature and may not claim for any medications or directly use of plants without any prior knowledge or consultation of physician.
HOME BROWSE DASHBOARD HELP CONTACT



Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MO025 : Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

NEXT RECORD >>>
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. :  
Class : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order : Asparagales
Family : Orchidaceae - Orchid family
Genus : Vanda
Species : Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Plant Location in Melghat : Tree trunks  
Plant Category : Orchid  
Plant's Current Status :  
Plant Family : Orchidaceae  
 
Plant Common Name : Small Flowered Vanda • Kannada: Kiriraasna
 
Synonym : Aerides testacea Lindl.
Aerides wightiana Lindl.
Aerides wrightiana Lindl. ex Wall., nom. nud.
Vanda parviflora Lindl.
Vanda testacea var. parviflora (Lindl.) M.R.Almeida
Vanda vitellina Kraenzl.
Description : Stem stout, woody, to 25 cm high. Leaves 9-16 x 1 cm, strap-shaped, keeled, unequally lobed at apex. Flowers pinkish, in 10-15 cm long, few-branched erect, raceme; dorsal sepal obovate-oblong or spathulate, obtuse, 5-veined; lateral sepals elliptic-subacute, 5-veined; petals spathulate, obtuse, 5-veined; lip 10 x 5 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes 3 x 1.5 mm, oblong, obliquely lanceolate, obtuse; midlobe 6.5 x 5 mm, obconical, emarginate, margins finely close-dentate, with 2 parallel fleshy ridges; spur cylindrical. The plant blooms in the spring and early summer.
 
Curated Medicinal Use / Activity :
 
Plant's Phytochemicals :
Reference : ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book PMID :