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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Page 134
... dorsal sepal and petals small , adnate to the middle of the column ; the lateral sepals large , reflexed , inserted on the column - foot ; the lip divided into a hypochile and epichile ; the column wingless ; and the two , clavate ...
... dorsal sepal and petals small , adnate to the middle of the column ; the lateral sepals large , reflexed , inserted on the column - foot ; the lip divided into a hypochile and epichile ; the column wingless ; and the two , clavate ...
Page 214
... dorsal sepal . The species is sometimes considered to be an extreme form of P. callosum with intermediates known as P. sublaeve and P. thailandense . Horticulturally , Paphiopedilum barbatum comprises those plants with petals that ...
... dorsal sepal . The species is sometimes considered to be an extreme form of P. callosum with intermediates known as P. sublaeve and P. thailandense . Horticulturally , Paphiopedilum barbatum comprises those plants with petals that ...
Page 220
... dorsal sepal is white with at green base and a narrow central purple stripe . Characteristic of the species is the curving of the dorsal sepal's edges so that the whole structure resembles a funnel . The flowers are solitary above ...
... dorsal sepal is white with at green base and a narrow central purple stripe . Characteristic of the species is the curving of the dorsal sepal's edges so that the whole structure resembles a funnel . The flowers are solitary above ...
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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