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11-28-2012, 02:03 AM
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Vanda celebica
Vanda celebica from Sulawesi, a species lost for more than 60 years and recently rediscovered.

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11-28-2012, 04:46 AM
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I've never heard of this rare species before.
It is pretty.
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11-28-2012, 10:03 AM
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Congrats!! That's stunning! Great photos too !
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11-28-2012, 10:40 AM
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Beautiful orchid and excellent photographs. Good job all around.
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11-28-2012, 07:22 PM
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Beautiful!
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11-28-2012, 11:20 PM
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Gorgeous Vanda....I am glad they found it again after 60 years....
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11-29-2012, 12:34 AM
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Wow... I was wondering if this was a valid species. Now I know it's for real!
The photos I've seen of this plant on the IOSPE was so confusing to me as it looked similar to a few other Vanda species Jay had posted. I never knew of anyone who owned one, nor was selling one, which also got me wondering about its existence.
Nice find.
Cool flowers.
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11-29-2012, 05:33 AM
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What a great find, Philippe. The blooms are pretty, and, to me, they look similar to those of V. lamellata (as do the leaves). Are the scented?
Steve
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11-29-2012, 08:17 AM
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Beautiful! It does remind me a lot of V. lamellata.
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11-30-2012, 04:16 AM
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Thanks everyone for nice comments !
Philip, Steve and Ted, it is a fact that the color pattern is very close to Vanda lamellata, especially with the variety remediosae who has a pink lip. But the lip structures are very different : while the lip of V. lamellata is quite "basic", the V. celebica's lip -as a member of the Hastifera section- is very complex.
Flowers are fragrant and it is said that they first smell like lily and then turn to smell as cucumber.
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