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Vanda-liouvillei-2023-08-20 *SITF confirms this that this plant is Vanda liouvillei (Aug 2023).

This species is very unique with a distinct midlobe shape that when viewed from the front, looks like a snake's tongue and it has a very long nectary. These key characteristics are unmatched in the Genus. Orchidroots.com has 23 images all closely matching this plant. The 2021 book by Motes, "The Natural Genus Vanda" describes V. liouvillei and its confusion with V. brunnea; this plant exactly matches Motes description of V. liouvillei.

Posted on Aug 20, 2023

Description is as follows: "Six flowers and four buds on one 25-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals lanceolate, chartreuse, overlaid mahogany, tessellated, margins undulated; lip forked, chartreuse, ...

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