The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids: Over 1100 Species Illustrated and IdentifiedAlec M. Pridgeon Aimed at everyone interested in orchids, this guide illustrates and identifies over 1100 species. |
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... Laeliinae along with its relatives such as Laelia and Encyclia . Related subtribes are grouped into larger taxonomic units called tribes ; names of tribes end in -eae . Subtribe Laeliinae is in tribe Epidendreae . Finally , related ...
... Laeliinae along with its relatives such as Laelia and Encyclia . Related subtribes are grouped into larger taxonomic units called tribes ; names of tribes end in -eae . Subtribe Laeliinae is in tribe Epidendreae . Finally , related ...
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... Laeliinae Etymology : Dedicated to Eric Hágsater , 1945- , Mexican orchidologist Although originally described as an Epidendrum , this genus is clearly differentiated by the very short column , the eight pollinia and the concave ...
... Laeliinae Etymology : Dedicated to Eric Hágsater , 1945- , Mexican orchidologist Although originally described as an Epidendrum , this genus is clearly differentiated by the very short column , the eight pollinia and the concave ...
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... Laeliinae Etymology : In honor of Isabel , countess d'Eu , patron of science and horticulture in Brazil during the nineteenth century This is a genus of two species restricted to Brazil . The genus is characterized by the mat - forming ...
... Laeliinae Etymology : In honor of Isabel , countess d'Eu , patron of science and horticulture in Brazil during the nineteenth century This is a genus of two species restricted to Brazil . The genus is characterized by the mat - forming ...
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apex apical lobe basal base blotch Bolivia Brazil bright brown callus Cattleya centimeters centimeters in diameter centimeters long centimeters tall Colombia color column wings compost Costa Rica cultivation Cymbidieae Cymbidieae Subtribe dark Dendrobium dorsal sepal Ecuador elongate endemic Epidendreae Epidendreae Subtribe Epidendrum epiphytic erect Etymology fleshy flowers are produced flowers reach Garay genus genus is characterized green greenish grow grown humidity hybrids hypochile inflorescence inflorescence produced intermediate conditions labellum Laelia lateral lobes lateral sepals leaf leathery leaves Lindley This species lip is white lithophytic Luer Lycaste margin Masdevallia Maxillaria meters Mexico midlobe moist native Odontoglossum Oncidium orchid pale Paphiopedilum Peru Phalaenopsis pink Pleurothallis pollinia pots pseudobulbous stems pseudobulbs purple racemes red-brown reddish Reichb.f rhizome Sarcanthinae Schltr sepals and petals sheaths slender species distributed species is found species occurs spots spur stipe Subtribe temperatures terrestrial three-lobed Tribe tropical Vanda Vandeae Subtribe Venezuela viscidium warm white flowers yellow