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Yellow Vanda - Vanda spathulata, an Uncommon Orchid from South India


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1 Orchid Study Centre, C-89 HIG, Baramunda Housing Board Colony, Bhubaneswar – 751 003, Odisha, India
 

Vanda spathulata (L.) Spreng., the yellow Vanda, found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka, is an unusual species among the vandas. The morphology and ecology of this species collected from the Kolli hills of central Tamil Nadu, is enumerated here along with drawings and photograph.

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Vanda spathulata, Yellow Vanda, Peninsular India, Kolli hills.
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  • Yellow Vanda - Vanda spathulata, an Uncommon Orchid from South India

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Sarat Misra
Orchid Study Centre, C-89 HIG, Baramunda Housing Board Colony, Bhubaneswar – 751 003, Odisha, India

Abstract


Vanda spathulata (L.) Spreng., the yellow Vanda, found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka, is an unusual species among the vandas. The morphology and ecology of this species collected from the Kolli hills of central Tamil Nadu, is enumerated here along with drawings and photograph.

Keywords


Vanda spathulata, Yellow Vanda, Peninsular India, Kolli hills.

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