Trudelia pumila

Common Name - The Dwarf Trudelia

Trudelia pumila is a peculiar orchid with flowers of a different anatomy and shape. Its leaves are barely 4.8 in/12 cm long. In proportion to them ,the whitish flowers , 3-5 of which appear on each shortened spike ,are usually large -up to 2.4 in /6 cm in diameter . The stripes on the lip range in color between blood red and red -and -brown . Till 1988 ,this Trudelia pumila was classified by botanists as Vanda ;when it was later transferred into a newly -established genus mainly due of the shape and different anatomy of its flowers .Trudelia pumila orchid species ' orginal habitat is in higher altitudes ,and it can therefore be cultivated in cooler environment with out any worries . Its requirements for light are very high.. Trudelia pumila comes from the Himalayas and blooms between June and August causing much discomfort to the cultivators..

Synonyms

Vanda pumila Hook. f. 1896