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Vanda luzonica

Wikipedia Abstract

Vanda luzonica is a species of vanda, a flower of the orchid family. It is a rare type of orchid and is endangered. Vanda luzonica is named after the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Vanda luzonica is epiphytic and can grow quite large, growing up to a metre long. It has leathery leaves growing from 20–50 cm (8–20 in) long. Its flowers look similar to those of Vanda tricolor. The flowers are spaced loosely and are a bit waxy. The sepals and petals of this orchid are white with purple streaks and pink spots near the tips.
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Predators

Parlatoria mytilaspiformis[1]
Parlatoria proteus (common parlatoria scale)[1]

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1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0