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Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
VAN-duh -- from Sanskrit, referring to the
Vanda orchids and some other epiphytic plants
test-uh-SEE-uh -- shell covered, referring to fruit covering
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 •
Orchids Wiki •
Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
