× Ascocenda
× Ascocenda, abbreviated as Ascda in the horticultural trade,[1] was a human-made hybrid orchid genus resulting from a cross between the former genus Ascocentrum and Vanda (Asctm × V). It was first described in Orchid Rev. 57: 172 (1949). Ascocentrum is now synonymous with Vanda,[2] so the name is obsolete. Hybrids in the nothogenus × Ascocenda are now properly termed Vanda.
× Ascocenda hybrids are common in cultivation with numerous cultivars and often combine the large flower size of the Vanda parents with the color and compactness of the Ascocentrum parents.[citation needed]
They are evergreen compact epiphytes with upright, narrow, oviform leaves. The inflorescence is an axillary cluster with 6 to 8 open flowers. They bloom twice or sometimes three times a year with long lasting flowers. The flowers are brightly colored, often overlaid with contrasting colors.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vanda Mericlone Ascocenda 'Kultana Brown', Ascocenda 'Kultana Brown' in GardenTags plant encyclopedia". GardenTags. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- David L. Grove, et al. : Vandas and Ascocendas and Their Combinations With Other Genera (1995) ISBN 0-88192-316-8