Ambrella
(pronounced: am-BREL-lah)
Classification
Vandeae subtribe Angraecinae
Overview
Monopodial epiphytes. Stems short, rooting at the base. Leaves numerous, alternate, distichous. Inflorescences axillary, pedunculate, one-flowered. Flowers solitary, green. Sepals and petals free, spreading, subsimilar, subequal. Lip three-lobed, with a funnel-shaped elongate spur. Column short, without wings or a foot; pollinia 2, each on a separate stipe and viscidum.
Etymology
Named for the Camp d’Ambre, near Diego-Suárez in Madagascar, the original locality of the type species.
Distribution
A monotypic genus endemic to Madagascar.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Ambrella in small pots with a fine-grade epiphyte mixture or mount on small slabs with a pad of moisture-retaining material at the roots. Provide intermediate temperatures, medium light levels, and regular watering throughout the year.
Literature
Perrier de la Bathie, H. 1934. Ambrella, genre nouveau d’Orchidees (Angraecoidees) de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81:655-657.
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