Euanthe (Vanda) sanderiana

[walingwaling enthusiast]

Jasen, the pics you posted are of vanda masao yamada not euanthe sanderiana. The species vanda sanderiana (syn euanthe sanderiana) is originated in the Philippines, where it is endemic to Minadanao Island in the provinces of Davao, Cotabato and Zamboanga. The common name of sanderiana in the Philippines is "walingwaling".

Vanda masao yamada is lazy to bear flowers. You have to be patient for so long time to see their flowers.

Here are the pics of real euanthe sanderiana:

[gixrj18]

Originally Posted by walingwaling enthusiast

Jasen, the pics you posted are of vanda masao yamada not euanthe sanderiana. The species vanda sanderiana (syn euanthe sanderiana) is originated in the Philippines, where it is endemic to Minadanao Island in the provinces of Davao, Cotabato and Zamboanga. The common name of sanderiana in the Philippines is "walingwaling".

Vanda masao yamada is lazy to bear flowers. You have to be patient for so long time to see their flowers.

Here are the pics of real euanthe sanderiana:

It is not lazy, it produces them every year.....as a matter of fact, it is starting a spike right now, just like clockwork. What exactly is your " determining factor" that tells you it is not sanderiana?

[elitebettas]

I agree, it is Not Euthane Sanderiana. It may be a hybrid though because the lip is almost correct. Do alittle research and you will see. But it is an absolutely amazing flower!

[goodgollymissmolly]

Not for a single minute do I wish to engage in an internet identification contest from low resolution (or any other) pictures.

I would suggest however that Euanthe sanderiana is characterized by the balloon shape of the bottom of the basal portion of the lip with no hint of a spur. In your third picture look at the upper left flower (shown in partial profile) and you will see a lip seeming to have a short spur similar to Vanda Joan Viggiani 'Orchidgrove'. That hybrid is 87% sanderiana and looks almost identical to it except for the spur. Your flower also seems to have more spots of smaller size on the proximal ends of dorsal sepal and petals. That too is more like Joan Viggiani and less like sanderiana, but is not a defining characteristic.

You can see both flowers and a cut away view of the lip in plates 23, 24, and 25 of David Groves book Vandas and Ascocendas and Their Combinations with Other Genera