× ''Vandachostylis'', abbreviated Van. in the horticultural trade, is the

nothogenus In botanical nomenclature, a hybrid may be given a hybrid name, which is a special kind of botanical name, but there is no requirement that a hybrid name should be created for plants that are believed to be of hybrid origin. The ''International Co ...

for intergeneric hybrids between the orchid genera ''

Rhynchostylis ''Rhynchostylis'' (abbreviated Rhy in the horticultural trade) is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), closely allied to the genus ''Vanda'' (from which it differs in the one-lobed lip of the flower) and comprising four currently accepted ...

'' and ''

Vanda ''Vanda'', abbreviated in the horticultural trade as ''V.,'' is a genus in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There are 90 species, and the genus is commonly cultivated for the marketplace. This genus and its allies are considered to be among the ...

'' (Rhy. × V.). It is now the accepted name for several former hybrid genera, such as × ''Vascostylis'' and × ''Neostylis'', since ''Ascocentrum'' and ''Neofinetia'' are now both synonymous with ''Vanda''.

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Orchid nothogenera Aeridinae {{Vandeae-stub