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Vanda merrillii

Ames & Quisumb. (1932)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Genus: Vanda

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Philipp. J. Sci. 47: 211 (1932)

Other References

Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:199 (NEWNAT/WM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Vanda merrillii Kailua, 313 Kuukama St., garden of Roy & Betty Hughes Grown in blue rock. Full morning sun, filtered afternoon sun. Preserved_Specimen Keiki divided from main plant. Monopodial, 2.5' stem; infl. on this plant not as large as normally produced. Flowers fragrant, yellow centrally, spotted red-brown, distally red-brown, edged yellow. Hughes, E. Oahu BISH 1994-06-28
2 Vanda merrillii Kailua, 313 Kuukama St., garden of Roy & Betty Hughes Preserved_Specimen Monopodial, 2-1/2' stem. Infl on this plant not as large aws normally produced. Flws fragrant, yellow centrally, spotted red-brown, distally red-brown, edged yellow. Hughes, E. Oahu BISH 1994-07-26
3 Vanda merrillii West Maui; Lahaina District, E flank of Honolua peak Growing in Metrosideros lowland wet forest on an Antidesma tree up to 4m. tall and nearly smothering it. Preserved_Specimen Stems forked repeatedly; lvs in one plane; inflorescence axillary, flowers pleasantly fragrant. Oppenheimer, H.L. 110413 Maui BISH 2004-11-30
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