Waling-waling

Vanda sanderiana
flower detail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Vanda
Species:
V. sanderiana
Binomial name
Vanda sanderiana
(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
Vanda sanderiana is endemic to the Philippines
Synonyms
List
  • Euanthe sanderiana (Rchb.f.) Schlechter
  • Esmeralda sanderiana Rchb.f.
  • Euanthe sanderiana f. albata (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss
  • Euanthe sanderiana f. immaculata (Golamco) Cootes
  • Vanda sanderiana var. albata Rchb.f.
  • Vanda sanderiana var. immaculata Golamco

Vanda sanderiana is a species of orchid. It is commonly called waling-waling in the Philippines and is also called Sander's Vanda, 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.