Pachyplectron
(pronounced: pak-ee-PLEK-tron)
Classification
Cranichideae subtribe Pachyplectroninae
Overview
Rosulate terrestrials with fleshy roots. Leaves few, long petiolate. Inflorescences erect, scapose, densely-flowered racemes. Flowers inconspicuous, resupinate. Sepals and petals free, the dorsal sepals and petals forming a hood, the lateral sepals erect. Lip unlobed, with a spur appressed to the ovary. Column dilated, with erect column wings (staminodia); pollinia two, soft and mealy.
Distribution
A genus of two species endemic to New Caledonia.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Pachyplectron in small pots of terrestrial mix. Keep the plants evenly moist at medium light levels under intermediate to warm temperatures.
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