Gennaria
(pronounced: gen-NAR-ee-ah)
Classification
Orchideae subtribe Habenariinae
Overview
Terrestrials arising from oblong tubers. Stems erect. Leaves few, cauline, heart-shaped, sessile. Inflorescences terminal racemes. Flowers tubular, green. Sepals and petals free, subsimilar. Lip three-lobed, spurred. Column short; pollinia 2, each on a separate viscidium.
Etymology
Perhaps honoring Benedetto Gennari, an early Italian religious painter.
Distribution
A monotypic genus from the Mediterranean, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Gennaria in pots of sandy loam. Provide medium light levels, regular watering and cool-intermediate temperatures while in active growth and flowering. Reduce watering to a maintenance level after flowering.
Literature
Vivant, J. 1965. Gennaria diphylla (Link) Parl., orchidée nouvelle pour la Corse. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 112:458-461.
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