Phragmorchis
(pronounced: frag-MOR-kiss)
Classification
Vandeae subtribe Aeridinae
Overview
Pendent monopodial epiphytes. Leaves alternate, distichous, linear. Inflorescences axillary, subsessile, few-flowered capitate racemes. Flowers small. Sepals and petals free. Lip three-lobed, saccate. Column short, fleshy, with a minute foot, the rostellum very small; pollinia 2, on a linear stipe and a minute viscidium.
Distribution
A monotypic genus endemic to the Philippines.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Mount Phragmorchis on slabs with a pad of moisture retaining material at the roots. Suspend the plants in bright light in a cool-intermediate to cool greenhouse and water steadily throughout the year.
Literature
Williams, L. O. 1938. A new genus of the Sarcanthinae. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 6(3):52-57.
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