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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... midlobe . There are four pollinia . Species having tightly clustered pseudobulbs may be grown in pots ; others should be mounted on slabs to minimize root disturbance . Provide bright light , but avoid direct sun which can easily burn ...
... midlobe . There are four pollinia . Species having tightly clustered pseudobulbs may be grown in pots ; others should be mounted on slabs to minimize root disturbance . Provide bright light , but avoid direct sun which can easily burn ...
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... midlobe much larger and kidney - shaped with a notch at the apex . The midlobe of the lip is blood- red with the yellow margin spotted with red . The crest is five - parted with the middle part a raised subtriangular plate ; the other ...
... midlobe much larger and kidney - shaped with a notch at the apex . The midlobe of the lip is blood- red with the yellow margin spotted with red . The crest is five - parted with the middle part a raised subtriangular plate ; the other ...
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... midlobe is larger and kidney - shaped . The callus consists of a raised plate with a central lamella passing through ... midlobe is yellow spotted with red - brown , larger , and kidney - shaped with a notch at the apex . The crest is ...
... midlobe is larger and kidney - shaped . The callus consists of a raised plate with a central lamella passing through ... midlobe is yellow spotted with red - brown , larger , and kidney - shaped with a notch at the apex . The crest is ...
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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