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Vanda sanderiana is a species of orchid. It is commonly called waling-waling [2] in the Philippines and is also called Sander's Vanda, [3] after Henry Frederick Conrad Sander, a noted orchidologist. The orchid is considered to be the "Queen of Philippine flowers" and is worshiped as a diwata by the indigenous Bagobo people. [citation needed]
18. Waling-Waling Orchids (Vanda Orchids) ... 24. Bonnet Orchids (Pleurothallis Orchid) These beauties get their name from their hooded, bonnet-shaped labellum, which can be greenish to lilac in ...
Vanda, abbreviated in the horticultural trade as V., [3] is a genus in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.There are 90 species, [2] and the genus is commonly cultivated for the marketplace.
It is known by various common names, including walking flower mantis, orchid-blossom mantis and (pink) orchid mantis. It is one of several species known as flower mantis , a reference to their unique physical form and behaviour, which often involves moving with a “swaying” motion, as if being “blown” in the breeze.
This name was created as a combination of three natural wonders: Mount Apo, durian, and waling-waling. Also an important event in Davao that brings together friends and families. In 1988, the festival was officially named "Kadayawan Festival" [ 7 ] by then Mayor (now former Philippine President) Rodrigo Duterte .
The flower mantises include the orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus, which mimics a rainforest orchid of southeast Asia to lure its prey, pollinator insects. [1]Flower mantises are praying mantises that use a special form of camouflage referred to as aggressive mimicry, which they not only use to attract prey, but avoid predators as well.
This is a list of genera in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according to The Families of Flowering Plants - L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz.This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the Orchid Research Newsletter which is published twice a year by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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