Vanda devoogtii J.J.Sm.1932 Photo by © Frankie Handoyo

Inflorescence Photo by © Mr F. B. Dutilieux from the J.J. Smith Archive at the National Herbarium of the Netherlands

Common Name De Voot's Vanda [Dutch Plant Collector 1900's]

Flower Size 1.8" [4.5cm]

Found in northern Sulawesi as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with a stem carrying several, strap-shaped, bluntly triangular, bilobed apically, sharply keeled, extending beyond the apex as a bristle leaves that blooms in the summer on an arching, to 10" [to 25 cm] long, loosely 6 to 9 flowered inflorescence with slighly fragrant in the morning flowers.

This species has only been collected 3 times since it's discovery so it is quite rare.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 19/20 1129 - 1264 Brieger 1988 ; Malayan Orchid Review Vol 39 2005; A to Z of South East Asian Orchid Species Vol 2 O'Byrne 2011 photo fide

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