Vanda miniata
A compact monopodial orchid, formerly Ascocentrum miniatum and the type species of Ascocentrum, which is now merged into Vanda. It has stiff, channelled leaves and dense upright spikes of small orange to red-orange flowers, and grows in Assam, Indochina, the Philippines and western Malesia. Grow it like a miniature Vanda: bright light, warm days, drenching waterings that dry quickly, and a somewhat drier winter.
Where it grows wild
An epiphyte on trees in open, seasonally dry forest in mainland Southeast Asia and in more humid forest in Malesia. Like other ascocentrums it grows in bright, airy positions where the roots dry quickly after rain. Detailed habitat notes for this species are scarce in the sources available.
No specimen elevations were found. Ascocentrums are generally described from lowland to lower montane forest; treat it as warm-growing.
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