Changnienia
(pronounced: chang-nee-EN-ee-ah)
Classification
Calypsoeae
Overview
Caespitose terrestrials. Pseudobulbs ovoid. Leaves solitary, petiolate. Inflorescences terminal, scapose, the floral bract ephemeral, bifid. Flowers one. Sepals and petals free, spreading, subsimilar, subequal. Lip three-lobed, spurred, sessile, with basal callus keels. Column straight, without foot, with broad petaloid wings, the rostellum bifid; pollinia 4, sessile on a common viscidium.
Etymology
Named for the botanical collector, Chang-nien Chen of the Academia Sinica who discovered this genus near Nanking, China.
Distribution
A monotypic genus endemic to China.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Changnienia in shallow pots or bulb pans in living sphagnum moss. Provide intermediate temperatures, low light, and regular watering throughout the year. Native to wet banks and seepages, the roots of Changnienia should not be dry for any extended period of time.
Literature
Chien, S. S. 1935. A new genus of orchids from Eastern China. Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China 10:89-92. Perner, H. 2000. Changnienia amoena Chien 1935. Die Orchidee 51(5): Orchideenkartei Seite 931-932.
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