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Vanda Miss Joaquim Orchid
27-JUL-2003 Copyright 2003 Robert

Vanda Miss Joaquim Orchid

Singapore Botanic Gardens

In 1893, Miss Agnes Joaquim brought a new orchid, a hybrid between Vanda hookerana and Vanda teres, to the attention of Henry Nicholas Ridley,the Director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Ridley confirmed that the flower was indeed unknown to science. The orchid was then named after her.

The orchid 'Vanda Miss Joaquim' was chosen as Singapore's national flower in 1981.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/250s f/8.0 at 48.0mm iso400
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Date/Time27-Jul-2003 11:34:06
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Exposure Time1/250 sec
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Selvin Chance 08-Aug-2004 11:28
Beautiful! Thanks for the historical background to probably the most widely cultivated vanda in the world.
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