Vanda sanderiana, (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1882 (Kew)

Since vandas are typically strap-leafed monopodial epiphytes that produce flowers with a tri-lobed lip and nectary spur, early taxonomic debate focused on Vanda sanderiana's unique vegetative and floral characteristics: leaves deeply channelled, withstanding more than average sunlight exposure; and flowers with bi-lobed lips, spurless. Rudolf Schlechter proposed the monotypic genus Euanthe (1914) to effectively place this orchid in a class of its own.
For all such distinctive traits, Vanda sanderiana remains fully inter-fertile with other vandas. The revision of Vanda alliance names and classifications (2013), on the basis of molecular taxonomy, has not resulted in any transfer of V. sanderiana to a separate genus. Conversely, it remains the principal species incorporated in Vanda hybrids, being the progenitor of 372 named progeny and more than 6,300 named descendants in the International Orchid Register. [Emrys Chew]


Vanda sanderiana orchid photo gallery .
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Vanda sanderiana
26401
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
4541
Vanda sanderiana var. alba
Ricardo Valentin-de la Rosa
Vanda sanderiana
38721
Vanda sanderiana
Somsak Jitsupha
Vanda sanderiana
6666
Vanda sanderiana
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
22881
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
78068
Vanda sanderiana
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
22071
Vanda sanderiana Basilan strain
Mark Angelo
Vanda sanderiana
78520
Vanda sanderiana 'Triton’s Treasure' HCC/AOS
Motes Orchids
Vanda sanderiana
78069
Vanda sanderiana var. immaculata
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
16345
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
52493
Vanda sanderiana 'Yoneo Sagawa'
Mon Calado
Vanda sanderiana
5096
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Kram Olegna
Vanda sanderiana
41282
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
75395
Vanda sanderiana
Helen Lu
Vanda sanderiana
49065
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
61389
Vanda sanderiana var. immaculata
David Lim
Vanda sanderiana
52534
Vanda sanderiana 'Leonora Go'
Mon Calado
Vanda sanderiana
78518
Vanda sanderiana
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
50229
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
95005
Vanda sanderiana alba
Tristan Ingram
Vanda sanderiana
9243
Vanda sanderiana var. immaculata 'L'
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
25277
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
3533
Vanda sanderiana var. alba
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
92658
Vanda sanderiana var. albata 'Emrys'
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
52540
Vanda sanderiana 'Basilan'
Mon Calado
Vanda sanderiana
16370
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
41640
Vanda sanderiana var. labelloviridis
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
86092
Vanda sanderiana var. albata 'Emrys'
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
47086
Vanda sanderiana var. immaculata
Alfred Hockenmaier
Vanda sanderiana
24340
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
76198
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
15100
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
41280
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
41281
Vanda sanderiana var. labelloviridis
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
41279
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
6659
Vanda sanderiana
Janyaporn Thawornsatitsakul
Vanda sanderiana
3675
Vanda sanderiana wild vs. domesticated form
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
52533
Vanda sanderiana 'Leonora Go'
Mon Calado
Vanda sanderiana
22880
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
2553
Vanda sanderiana wild form
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
44215
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
26013
Vanda sanderiana var. immaculata
Edwin Alberto Pérez
Vanda sanderiana
22879
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
23652
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
381
Vanda sanderiana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
61388
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
9490
Vanda sanderiana var. immaculata
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
98572
Vanda sanderiana var. albata 'Gaying Sosa'
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
26436
Vanda sanderiana
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
94939
Vanda sanderiana
Tristan Ingram
Vanda sanderiana
41639
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
48197
Vanda sanderiana
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
94941
Vanda sanderiana
Tristan Ingram
Vanda sanderiana
76200
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
36793
Vanda sanderiana
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
51703
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
78519
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana 'Dr Bunphot’, ‘Monina’ and ‘T.Orchids'
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
50974
Vanda sanderiana
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
5077
Vanda sanderiana
Somsak Jitsupha
Vanda sanderiana
86091
Vanda sanderiana var. albata 'Emrys'
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
6477
Vanda sanderiana
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
3490
Vanda sanderiana wild form
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
25276
Vanda sanderiana var. immaculata
Rodrigo Silva
Vanda sanderiana
75628
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
52541
Vanda sanderiana 'Basilan'
Mon Calado
Vanda sanderiana
78072
Vanda sanderiana
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
61390
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
26398
Vanda sanderiana var. albata
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
81295
Vanda sanderiana
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
75845
Vanda sanderiana froebeliana
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
40229
Vanda sanderiana
Somsak Jitsupha
Vanda sanderiana
26402
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
76222
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
52542
Vanda sanderiana 'Basilan'
Mon Calado
Vanda sanderiana
26458
Vanda sanderiana var. froebeliana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
81296
Vanda sanderiana
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
6665
Vanda sanderiana var. immaculata
Emrys Chew
Vanda sanderiana
78521
Vanda sanderiana
Jaime Chua
Vanda sanderiana
75846
Vanda sanderiana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
78067
Vanda sanderiana 'Christy Lee' AM/AOS
Motes Orchids
Vanda sanderiana
78071
Vanda sanderiana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
78073
Vanda sanderiana
Emil Yap
Vanda sanderiana
41637
Vanda sanderiana
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