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.[1]
Vanda sanderiana is endemic to the Philippines[1]
Synonyms[1]
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^[2] in the Philippines and is also called Sander's Vanda,^[3] 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.^{[citation needed]}