Myrosmodes
(pronounced: mye-roz-MOH-deez)
Classification
Cranichideae subtribe Prescottiinae
Etymology
From the Greek myron, meaning perfume, and osmodes, meaning fragrant, referring to the strongly fragrant flowers.
Distribution
A genus of about nine species restricted to the high Andes of South America. This genus was previously included in a broadly defined Aa Reichenbach.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Myrosmodes in bulb pans or azalea pots of terrestrials mixture. Provide full light, cool temperatures, and regular watering throughout the year. The plants go dormant each year but do not require a pronounced rest period.
Literature
Berry, P. E. and R. N. Calvo 1991. Pollinator limitation and position dependent fruit set in the high Andean orchid Myrosmodes cochleare (Orchidaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 174:93-101. Schlechter, R. 1913. Die Orchidaceen-Gattungen Altensteinia H. B. et Kth., Aa Rchb.f. u. Myrisomodes Rchb.f. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11:147-150.
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