Aglossorrhyncha
Classification
Epidendreae subtribe Glomerinae
Overview
Trailing epiphytes. Stems simple or branched, leafy towards the apex. Leaves alternate, distichous. Inflorescences terminal solitary flowers. Flowers cupped. Sepals and petals subsimilar, the lateral sepals fused for most of their length. Lip unlobed, boat-shaped with involute lateral margins, without calli. Column arching, club-shaped, with a four-lobulate, hooded clinandrium; pollinia 4, in two pairs, each pair with a distinct viscidium.
Etymology
From the Greek a, meaning lacking, glossa, meaning tongue, and rhynchos, meaning snout, in that it differs from the genus Glossorhyncha by lacking a saccate lip base.
Distribution
A genus of six species endemic to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Aglossorhyncha in pots with sphagnum moss or on slabs with a large pad of moisture-retaining material at the roots. Provide bright diffuse light and regular watering throughout the year. With the exception of A. lucida which will tolerate intermediate temperatures, all species require cool, cloud-forest temperatures.
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