taxonID	type	description	language	source
03DE8785FFFFFFC31712F99AFDD58A8B.taxon	description	Flowering: Flowering from March to April; fruiting not seen. Habitat: Epiphytic on tree trunks in tropical mixed evergreen forest at an elevation of 1000 to 1200 m. Distribution: Myanmar and now in India. Specimen examined: INDIA, Arunachal Pradesh, Mishmi Hills, Lower Dibang Valley district, 1000 to 1200 m, 16.04.2023, Gogoi LDV 01157 (TOSEHIM). Notes: Vanda longitepala is morphologically related to V. cristata Wall. ex Lindl., but differs in the extremely long tepals, slender linear and acuminate lateral petals, and the lack of a constricted base of the column. The differences between V. longipetala and V. cristata are shown in the table 1.	en	K., Gogoi, P., Mega, Sonowal, R. (2024): Vanda longitepala (Orchidaceae), an addition to the flora of India. Rheedea 34 (1): 56-60, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.01.06, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.01.06
