Steveniella
(pronounced: stee-ven-ee-EL-lah)
Classification
Orchideae subtribe Orchidinae
Overview
Terrestrials arising from tubers. Leaves basal, erect. Inflorescences terminal erect pedunculate congested racemes. Flowers strongly hooded. Sepals fused into a hood, petals free. Lip three-lobed, saccate, sessile, deflexed, without callus. Column short, without wings or foot; pollinia 2, on a common caudicle.
Etymology
Honoring Christian von Steven, an early botanical collector in the Caucasus.
Distribution
A monotypic genus from Asia Minor and the Caucasus Mountains.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Steveniella in pots of sandy loam. Provide bright light, intermediate temperatures, and regular watering during the growing season. Overwinter the plants in a cold frame, alpine greenhouse, or by plunging the pots into a garden bed during the winter.
Literature
Nazarov, V. V. 1995. Pollination of Steveniella satyrioides (Orchidaceae) by wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespoidea) in the Crimea. Lindleyana 10(2):109-114.
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