Rhyncholaelia
(pronounced: rink-oh-LAY-ee-lee-ah)
Classification
Epidendreae subtribe Laeliinae
Etymology
From the Greek rhynchos, meaning snout, and Laelia, a genus of orchids, referring to the beaked fruit used to distinguish this genus from Laelia.
Distribution
A genus of two species in Mesoamerica. Rhyncholaelia has been included in a broadly defined Brassavola and R. digbyana is the Brassavola component of most complex horticultural hybrids such as ? Brassolaeliocattleya.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Rhyncholaelia in small pots of medium grade potting mixture or on slabs without any moisture retaining material at the roots. Provide full sunlight and warm temperatures. If mounted, the plants should be watered frequently. If grown in pots with media, allow the roots to fully dry out between waterings.
Literature
Dressler, R. L. 1959. Relationships of Brassavola digbyana. Orchid Rev. 67(791):155-156. Hawkes, A. D. 1964. Rhyncholaelia digbyana. Orchid Rev. 72(853):262. Oesterreich, H. 1967. Uber die Pollinienzahl bei Brassavola cucullata (L.) R. Br. und Laelia glauca (Lindl.) Benth. Die Orchidee 18(5):253-256.
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