× Ascocenda

× Ascocenda, abbreviated as Ascda in the horticultural trade,^[1] was a human-made hybrid orchid genus resulting from a cross between the former genus Ascocentrum and Vanda (Asctm × V). It was first described in Orchid Rev. 57: 172 (1949). Ascocentrum is now synonymous with Vanda,^[2] so the name is obsolete. Hybrids in the nothogenus × Ascocenda are now properly termed Vanda.

× Ascocenda hybrids are common in cultivation with numerous cultivars and often combine the large flower size of the Vanda parents with the color and compactness of the Ascocentrum parents.^{[citation needed]}

They are evergreen compact epiphytes with upright, narrow, oviform leaves. The inflorescence is an axillary cluster with 6 to 8 open flowers. They bloom twice or sometimes three times a year with long lasting flowers. The flowers are brightly colored, often overlaid with contrasting colors.^{[citation needed]}

• David L. Grove, et al. : Vandas and Ascocendas and Their Combinations With Other Genera (1995) ISBN 0-88192-316-8