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Comb Vanda

Local Name	:	Comb Vanda
Botanical Name	:	Vanda cristata Wall. ex Lindl.
Common Name	:	Comb Vanda
Family	:	Orchidaceae
Distribution	:	The species is distributed in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Indo-China. In India it is distributed in Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh.
Habit	:	Epiphyte
Short Description	:	It is an epiphytic orchid species found in the Himalayas.

Descriptions

It is an epiphytic herb with stout stem. Leaves coriaceous, recurved, truncately dentate. Flower yellowish green, lip striped with purple to maroon color.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

May-July

Use(s)

It is used for ornamental purposes.