Small (mini) Vanda species help

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

@ ramp - You already own a few of the smaller Vanda species.

Some other ones to my knowledge are:

Vanda lilacina
Vanda testacea (aka V. parviflora)

There are differences between the species V. coerulescens, V. lilacina, and V. testacea. They are not synonyms of one another, they are clearly separate and distinct species from each other.

Although the flowers of V. coerulescens and V. lilacina are at first glance "identical" looking, there is a subtle difference in the calluses of the lip. The callus on V. coerulescens have 3 ridges in which the outer 2 ridges run parallel to one another. In the callus of V. lilacina, the 2 outer ridges of the 3 converge towards the tip of the lip, kind of forming a "v".

The biggest difference between V. coerulescens and V. lilacina is in the foliage. The leaves of V. lilacina are succulent (not terete, however), whereas those of V. coerulescens are strap leafed.

[ramp]

I'm a little confused now. I thought that V. coerulescens and V. lilacina are totaly diferent species and have diferent colored flowers.
V. coerulescens is also fragrant, liliacina is not. Am I corect?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by ramp

I'm a little confused now. I thought that V. coerulescens and V. lilacina are totaly diferent species and have diferent colored flowers.
V. coeryulescens is also fragrant, liliacina is not. Am I corect?

They are totally different.

People can confuse the 2, that's all I'm saying.

[ramp]

Thanks. One could mix up V. coerulea an V. coerulescens becouse of the simular names and both blue flowers, yet they too are completely diferent