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Vanda
teres "Andersonii"
This documented
rare variety has very distinctive large
side lobes, which is richly marked with
strong bands of brown spots on a bright
orange base. This variety have green terete
leaves that curved upwards towards the
stem.
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Vanda
teres "Candida"
FCC/RHS
This is the documented albino form of
teres and is extremely rare. The variety
candida FCC/RHS is actually the alba
form of the rare gigantea variety. Therefore
this make this awarded candida variety
doublely rare.
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Vanda
teres
"Himalayas"
This is a selected population that originated
in Himalayas. Both the forms and color
is superior to the common form and the
flower is also large. Though it is not
documented in any periodical, it is a
very desirable species to have.
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Vanda
teres
"Bhutan"
This is an extremely large variety that
has very large and broad petals. The petals
are so wide and broad that it really looks
like a butterfly in flight when there
is a breeze. Hence the old genus named
Papilionanthe referring to the butterfly
(Papilio) like resemblance. This is an
extremely rare variety originated in Bhutan
and is also not documented.
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Vanda
uniflora
This is specie that is uncommon in many
collections and is also quite rare.
This is the smallest flowered species
in the genus Papilionanthe. The flower
is about 3 to 4 cm in diameter and usually
it is single flower bloom, hence the
specie name, uniflora. It has terete
leaves that are sharply pointed with
a constriction.
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Vanda
vandarum
This is an extremely rare specie and has
much confused with the equally rare biswasiana.
It has terete leaves with a kink (constriction)
below the sharp pointed leaf tip. The
difference between the two is in the side
lobe of the lip. Vanda vandarum have similar
sidelobe as Vanda teres whereby it enfolding
the column and has a small narrow lip
that bending downwards. The flower colors
are mostly white with some pink blush
in the lip.
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