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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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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 Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Vanda merrillii Ames & Quisumb. 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 oppenheimer, h.l. hansen, g. collector number: h110413 Maui BISH 11/30/2004
2 Vanda merrillii Ames & Quisumb. kailua, 313 kuukama st., garden of roy & betty hughes Grown in "blue rock." Full morning sun, filtered afternoon sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hughes, e. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/28/1994
3 Vanda merrillii Ames & Quisumb. kailua, 313 kuukama st., garden of roy & betty hughes PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hughes, e. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 7/26/1994
4 Vanda merrillii Ames & Quisumb. 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 Oppenheimer, H.L. H110413 Maui BISH 11/30/2004
5 Vanda merrillii Ames & Quisumb. Kailua, 313 Kuukama St., garden of Roy & Betty Hughes Grown in "blue rock." Full morning sun, filtered afternoon sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hughes, E. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/28/1994
6 Vanda merrillii Ames & Quisumb. Kailua, 313 Kuukama St., garden of Roy & Betty Hughes PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hughes, E. s.n. Oahu BISH 7/26/1994
7 Vanda merrillii Ames & Quisumb. 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 Oppenheimer, H.L. Hansen, G. Collector Number: H110413 Maui BISH 11/30/2004
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