Selenipedium
(pronounced: sel-en-eh-PEE-dee-um)
Classification
Cypripedioideae
Etymology
From the Greek selene, meaning moon or crescent, and pedilon, meaning sandal, for the corniculate lip.
Distribution
A genus of six species distributed from Panama to Ecuador, Brazil and Trinidad.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Selenipedium in pots of terrestrial mixture cut with sharp sand. Provide bright diffuse light, intermediate temperatures, and regular watering throughout the year.
Literature
Dressler, R. L. 1989. The improbable Selenipedium chica. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(6):549-552. Dunsterville, G. C. K. and E. Dunsterville 1971. Selenipedium steyermarkii Foldats. Orchid Digest 35(2):50-52. Dunsterville, G. C. K. and E. Dunsterville 1980. Selenipedium steyermarkii, a “commodious” orchid. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 49(11):1225-1229.
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