Ascocenda

	Ascocenda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryotes
Kingdom:	Plants
Kingdom :	Green plants
Department:	Flowering
Grade:	Monocotyledonous
Order :	Lilianae
Order:	Asparagus
Family:	Orchid
Subfamily :	Epidendrome
Gender:	× Ascocenda
International scientific name
	× Ascocenda hort.

Ascocenda ^[2] ( lat. × Ascocenda ) is a hybrid genus of the Orchidaceae family.

The abbreviation of the generic name in industrial and amateur floriculture is Ascda. ^[3]

Created by crossing representatives of the genera Ascocentrum × Vanda ^[4] .

Biological Description

Escape the monopodial type.

The leaves are green, succulent , belt-shaped.

Inflorescence brush.

Flowers , as a rule, are wide open, bright, of various colors from yellow to violet.

The roots are thick, covered with velamen .

The temperature group is from warm to moderate, depending on the ecology of the species used in hybridization .

Planting is carried out in pots or baskets for epiphytes ; in the presence of high relative humidity, some greksy contain with an open root system.

↑ For the conventionality of indicating the class of monocotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Monocotyledonous article .
↑ The Russian name “Ascocenda” is found in the article: Natalia Maleeva. Ascocenda Suksamran Sunlight. Planet Orchid Magazine №8, 2008.
↑ Alphabetical one-table list of genera and intergeneric combinations. The International Orchid Register Archived on October 28, 2011.
↑ Alphabetical one-table list of genera and intergeneric combinations Archived March 6, 2009.

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Choy Sin Hew, Tim Wing Yam, Joseph Arditti. 2002. Biology of Vanda Miss Joaquim. 259 p.
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