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Vanda sanderiana, commonly called “Waling-waling”

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(DSC01970) Vanda sanderiana, commonly called “Waling-waling” [Synonym is Euanthe sanderiana (Reichenbach.f) Schlechter], is one of the most beautiful and popular orchid species from the Philippines. It is a strap-leaf species that contributes vigor, large size, enhanced color intensity, round-shape, and flatness of flowers to virtually all Vanda hybrids. This Philippine species is extensively used as a parent in Vanda hybridization works. Prof. Heinrich G. Reichenbach originally named this species Vanda sanderiana in 1882 in the Gardeners’ Chronicle, in honor of Henry F. Sander, a famous nurseryman and patron of orchids, of St. Albans, England. Dr. Rudolf Schlechter created the generic name, Euanthe in Die Orchideen in 1914 and transferred Vanda sanderiana to this new genus. Difference in the labellum, most particularly the absence of a spur, separates the Euanthe from the Vanda. (Taken from http://philippineorchids.wordpress.com/2 008/02/03/vanda-sanderiana/)

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