| Native strap orchid | |
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| Illustration by Lewis Roberts | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Vanda |
| Species: | V. hindsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Vanda hindsii | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
Vanda hindsii, commonly known as the native strap orchid[4] or the Cape York vanda,[1] is a large epiphytic or lithophytic clump-forming orchid. It has thick, white, cord-like roots, branching stems, many thick, leathery, strap-like leaves and between three and seven shiny brown flowers with greenish to yellow markings and a white labellum. This orchid occurs in New Guinea and tropical North Queensland.
- ^ a b "Approved Conservation Advice for Vanda hindsii (Cape York Vanda)" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
IUCNwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Vanda hindsii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 459. ISBN 1877069124.