Vanda is a genus of orchids with about 80 species that are commonly cultivated and prized in horticulture for their showy, fragrant, long-lasting, and colorful flowers. Vanda species are found across East and Southeast Asia as well as New Guinea and some Pacific islands, and they are considered among the most specifically adapted orchids for their environments.
Vanda is a genus of orchids with about 80 species that are commonly cultivated and prized in horticulture for their showy, fragrant, long-lasting, and colorful flowers. Vanda species are found across East and Southeast Asia as well as New Guinea and some Pacific islands, and they are considered among the most specifically adapted orchids for their environments.
Vanda is a genus of orchids with about 80 species that are commonly cultivated and prized in horticulture for their showy, fragrant, long-lasting, and colorful flowers. Vanda species are found across East and Southeast Asia as well as New Guinea and some Pacific islands, and they are considered among the most specifically adapted orchids for their environments.
Vanda is a genus in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
There are about 80 species, and the genus is
commonly cultivated for the marketplace. This genus and its allies are considered to be among the most specifically adapted of all orchids within the Orchidaceae. The genus is highly prized in horticulture for its showy, fragrant, long-lasting, and intensely colorful flowers.[2] Vanda species are widespread across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea, with a few species extending into Queensland and some of the islands of the western Pacific.[1][3] The genus is sometimes abbreviated as V. in the floral trade.