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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... Schltr . This is one of the smaller species from Madagascar , but well - grown plants are extremely floriferous . The leaves are dark green , shiny , and borne close together on short stems . Many racemes of white or cream flowers are ...
... Schltr . This is one of the smaller species from Madagascar , but well - grown plants are extremely floriferous . The leaves are dark green , shiny , and borne close together on short stems . Many racemes of white or cream flowers are ...
Page 144
... Schltr . joo - MEL - ee - ah Tribe : Vandeae Subtribe : Angraecinae Etymology : Named in honor of Dr. H. Jumelle , French botanist This is a genus of about 45 monopodial epiphytes and lithophytes which is centered in Madagascar and ...
... Schltr . joo - MEL - ee - ah Tribe : Vandeae Subtribe : Angraecinae Etymology : Named in honor of Dr. H. Jumelle , French botanist This is a genus of about 45 monopodial epiphytes and lithophytes which is centered in Madagascar and ...
Page 182
... Schltr . nee - oh - BAH - tee - ah Tribe : Vandeae Subtribe : Angraecinae Etymology : Named in honour of H. Perrier de la Bâthie , French botanist This small genus of monopodial epiphytes has about seven species in Madagascar and the ...
... Schltr . nee - oh - BAH - tee - ah Tribe : Vandeae Subtribe : Angraecinae Etymology : Named in honour of H. Perrier de la Bâthie , French botanist This small genus of monopodial epiphytes has about seven species in Madagascar and the ...
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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