Galeandra
(pronounced: gal-ee-AN-drah)
Classification
Cymbidieae subtribe Cyrtopodiinae
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Etymology
From the Latin galea, meaning helmet, and andr-, meaning anther, referring to the helmet-shaped anther.
Distribution
A genus of about 25 species found from Mexico to Bolivia. Galeandra section Galeandra includes epiphytic species with wpindle-shaped pseudobulbs and flowers either without callus or with callus of low keels such as G. baueri Lindley. Galeandra section Riv
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow epiphytics plants of Galeandra in small pots or baskets of medium-grade epiphyte mixture. Grow terrestrial species in pots of sandy loam or a fine terrestrial mixture. Provide all species with bright light, regular watering, and warm to intermediate temperatures. Epiphytic species with pseudobulbs should be “rested” after flowering with watering reduced to maintenance levels. As with other thin-leaved orchids, plants of Galeandra are particularly susceptible to mite damage during hot periods accompanied by low humidity.
Literature
Horich, C. K. 1990. Galeandra baueri Lindl. und G. beyrichii Rchb.f. Die Orchidee 41:125-127. Pollard, G. E. 1974. The genus Galeandra in Mexico. Orquídea (Méx.) 4:168-171. Romero, G. A. and N. Warford 1995. Three new Galeandra (Orchidaceae: Cyrtopodiinae) species from the Venezuelan Guayana. Lindleyana 10(2):75-91. Schweinfurth, C. 1943. A new Galeandra from Peru. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 11(12):429-431. Siegerist, E. S. 1983. Galeandra, a case of taxonomic confusion. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 52(2):159-162. Warford, N. M. 1994. The Mexican Galeandras. Lindleyana 9(1):39-49. Warford, N. M. 1999. Pictorial notes: Galeandra batemanii and Galeandra greenwoodiana. Orchid Digest 63(3):129-131.
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