Oliveriana
(pronounced: ol-eh-ver-ee-AN-ah)
Classification
Maxillarieae subtribe Oncidiinae
Etymology
Named for English botanist Daniel Oliver, Keeper of the Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
Distribution
A genus of six species from Andean South America. The flowers are superficially similar to those of Solenidiopsis in having two stigmas.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Oliveriana on slabs with a pad of moisture-retaining material at the roots. Provide cool temperatures, bright light levels, and regular watering throughout the year. Plants of Oliveriana lack any pronounced rest period.
Literature
Fernandez P., A. 1969. El genero Oliveriana. Orquideologia 4:85-87. Garay, L. A. 1961. Oliveriana, a member of the tribe Oncidieae. Nov. Colomb. 1(6):353-357. Garay, L. A. 1963. Oliveriana and its position in the Oncidieae. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 32(1):18-24. Senghas, K. 1990. Oliveriana lehmannii Garay 1963. Die Orchidee 41(3): Orchideenkartei Seite 605-606.
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