Yes Vanda testaceae
Wonderful
Thanks so much for sharing.
Pankaj


On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Orchidaceae fortnight
> orchid family
> *Vanda testacea* (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
>
> *VAN-duh* -- from Sanskrit, referring to the *Vanda* orchids and some
> other epiphytic plants ... Dave's 
> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DVanda&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdIRZjQQg48gMHFpcF_sI7PogOH_w>
> *test-uh-SEE-uh* -- shell covered, referring to fruit covering ... The
> Free 
> Dictionary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefreedictionary.com%2Ftestaceous&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdYh2R0oUgdQI_as9s71T3SM2O9uA>
>
>
> *commonly known as*: the small flowered vanda • *Kannada*: ¿ ಕಿರಿ ರಾಸ್ನಾ
> ? kiri raasna • *Malayalam*: മരവാഴ maravazha • *Marathi*: पिवळी वंदा
> pivali vanda
>
> *Native to*: Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, India,
> Myanamar, Thailand
>
> *References*: Flowers of 
> India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FSmall%2520Flowered%2520Vanda.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdGKpbSE1sLDLE86sjD04o9rTahfg>
>  • Orchids 
> Wiki<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Forchids.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FVanda_testacea&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfc2vmQmWgbZKI48LD0sHTI8UakeQ>
>  • *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar at Yeoor Hills (part of
> Sanjay Gandhi National Park) on 20 MAY 12
>
> [image: Vanda testacea (Lindl.) 
> Rchb.f.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7260544418%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfFXfCv0pKL1U3wvufacp_qhZYpKQ>
>
>
> [image: Pivali Vanda (Marathi: पिवळी 
> वंदा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7260546396%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc_bHh34pE9HLr6QMplpJnxKDGmeA>
>
>
> [image: Vanda testacea (Lindl.) 
> Rchb.f.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7260548530%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdz3B33AxXoSjPRIyrNKIrTJRE0iQ>
> Regards.
> Dinesh
>
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