Teagueia
(pronounced: TEEG-ee-ah)
Classification
Epidendreae subtribe Pleurothallidinae
Overview
Caespitose to trailing-creeping epiphytes (rarely terrestrials). Ramicauls erect-ascending. Leaves solitary, erect, leathery, ovate to elliptic, petiolate. Inflorescences racemes (successively one-flowered in one species). Sepals conspicuous, long acuminate-caudate, the petals minute. Lip thick, fleshy, cordate-auriculate with the basal lobes embracing the column. Column very short, without a foot or wings; pollinia 2, attached to acommon, minute viscidium.
Etymology
Named for Walter Teague, collector of the type species.
Distribution
A genus of six species found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Teagueia in small pots using fine seedling mix ormounted on slabs with moisture retaining material at the roots. Provide medium light levels, cool temperatures, and even watering throughout the year.
Literature
Luer, C. A. 1991. Icones Pleurothallidinarum, VIII. Systematics of Lepanthopsis, Octomeria subgenus Pleurothallopsis, Restrepiella, Restrepiopsis, Salipstele and Teagueia. Monogr. Syst. Bot. 39:1-161.
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