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Vanda coerulea

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Vanda coerulea, commonly known as the blue orchid, blue vanda or autumn lady's tresses, is a species of orchid native to northeast India, with its range extending into China. Known as kwaklei in Manipuri and vandaar in Sanskrit, it bears bluish purple flowers that last considerably longer than those of most other orchids, with a single plant producing up to 20 to 30 flower spikes. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Vanda coerulea 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Orchidaceae, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Vanda coerulea
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Bangladesh

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Laos

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Myanmar

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South Asia

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Thailand

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Vietnam

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Sources
1. Vanda coerulea (Wikipedia)
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Vanda coerulea, commonly known as blue orchid, blue vanda or autumn lady's tresses, is a species of orchid found in Northeast India with its range extending to China (southern Yunnan).
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Vanda coerulea
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 19324
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"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2026-03-31T14:43:06.236Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"II"
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3. Wikipedia: Vanda coerulea
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Vanda coerulea
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2783163, category field
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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Plant (Wikipedia)
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They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Vanda coerulea
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Orchidaceae, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Orchidaceae, Taxon record
"family": "Orchidaceae"
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