1809 



*VANDA teres. 

 Taper-leaved Vanda. 



GYNANDRIA MONA^DIUA. 



Nat. orcl. Orchidace^, § VANDEiE. {Introduction to the Natural 

 System of Botany, p. 262 J 



VANDA,— Suprci, vol. G.fol. 506. 



V. teres ; folils teretibus, race mis ascendentlbus subbifloris foliis cequalibu.s, 

 sepalis oblongis obtusis: supremo erecto lateralibus semitortis labello suppo- 

 sitis, petalis majoribus suborbiculatis undulatis, labello basi conico : lacinils 

 lateralibus ascendentibus subtruncatis intermedia pubescente apice dilatata 

 truncata emarginata. Lindl. gen. et sp. Orch. p. 217. 



This superb epiphyte was originally discovered upon 

 trees in Sylhet by Dr. Wallich, and it has more recently 

 been met with by Mr. William Griffith abundantly near 

 Medown in the Burmese Empire, also growing on trees in 

 the woods. 



When Dr. Wallich came to England, tliis species formed 

 one of the numerous living plants brought home under his 

 care, and blossomed during the voyage; the very flowers 

 which were then produced we are so fortunate as to possess 

 in spirits, through the kindness of their liberal discoverer ; 

 they measure nearly four inches and a half from the tip of 

 one petal to that of the other, but only two were formed 

 upon the spike. The specimens from Mr. Griffitli are not 



* Vanda is the Sanscrit name of the original species of this genus. 



