Vanda coerulea, commonly known as blue orchid, blue vanda or autumn lady's tresses, is a species of orchid found in Northeast India with its range extending to China. It is known as kwaklei in Manipuri and vandaar in Sanskrit. It has bluish purple flowers which are very long-lasting compared to other orchids. The plant bears up to 20 to 30 spikes.
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The plant was first formally first described by John Lindley in 1847 from the description provided by William Griffith. The latter had obtained the specimen from the Khasi Hills, and named it. He then sent the dried specimens to London. Botanical drawings of Blue Vanda L. A. L. Constans (1853) James Andrews (1860s) Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1858) Henry George Moon (1893) The heterotypic synonyms are, Vanda coerulea f. delicata Vanda coerulea delicata Vanda coerulea var. grandiflora Vanda coerulea var. hennisiana Vanda coerulea f. luwangalba Vanda coerulea f. rogersii Vanda coerulea var. rogersii Vanda coerulescens Lindl. is a similar but separate species of dwarf form in plant and flowers.
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