''Papilionanthe tricuspidata'' is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to the

Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands or nowadays known as Nusa Tenggara Islands ( id, Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara, formerly ) are an archipelago in Maritime Southeast Asia, north of Australia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up t ...

, Indonesia. Its status remains an enigma and some individuals were identified as hybrids involving

Papilionanthe teres ''Papilionanthe teres'', formerly ''Vanda teres'' and ''Ple. teres'' in the horticultural trade is an orchid species with many variations found in many parts of South-East Asia and is also found as north as Yunnan and in colder regions like the H ...

. The species was described as difficult to flower and only producing small flowers. It occurs sympatric with Vanda limbata and supposedly with "Vanda purpurea",Bouman, M. A. (1933). Vanda's van Timor en Alor. De Tropische Natuur, 22(3), 49-51. which does not appear to be any known species or synonym. Like all members of the genus, this species bears terete leaves on a slender stem.

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tricuspidata Orchids of Indonesia Orchids of the Lesser Sunda Islands {{Vandeae-stub