''Vanda ustii'', the University of Santo Tomas' vanda, is an

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

species found only in the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

. It is named after the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (UST; ), officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as ''Ustê'' (), is a Private university, private Catholic school, Catholic researc ...

or U.S.T. The Orchids of the Philippines J. Cootes, 2001. p. 188.

References

External links

The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia: ''Vanda ustii''
ustii Endemic orchids of the Philippines Epiphytic orchids Plants described in 2000 {{Vandeae-stub