Common name: Cylindrical Vanda • Manipuri: চৈতেক লৈ Cheitek lei
Botanical name: Papilionanthe teres Family: Orchidaceae (orchid family)
Synonyms: Vanda teres
This species is very variable in form, size and color. But when a bunch of
Cylindrical Vanda are in flower it is quite spectacular. This is the only
specie in the genus that has no constriction in its cylindrical leaves and
is bluntly pointed. Plants of Papilionanthe teres initiate branching before
flowering but other vandaceous monopodial orchids throw branches mostly during
the spring. Cylindrical Vanda is an epiphyte native to India, Nepal and
adjacent areas.
| Photographed in Imphal, Manipur. |
Identification credit: R.K. Nimai Singh
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