Trevoria
(pronounced: treh-VOR-ee-ah)
Classification
Maxillarieae subtribe Stanhopeinae
Overview
Caespitose epiphytes. Pseudobulbs globose. Leaves solitary, elliptic-ovate, long-petiolate. Inflorescences pendent pedunculate racemes, the floral bracts inflated, conspicuous. Flowers strongly cupped, not resupinate. Sepals fused at the base forming a cup-like tube, the petals free. Lip complex, obscurely three-lobed, articulated to the column foot, with a tongue-like callus. Column stout, with broad wings and a short foot; pollinia 2, on a common spatulate stipe and obtriangular viscidium.
Etymology
Honoring the English Orchid grower and patron, Sir Trevor Lawrence, president of the Royal Horticultural Society.
Distribution
A genus of six species from throughout the Neotropics.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Trevoria in baskets with a medium-grade epiphyte mixture. Provide medium light levels, cool temperatures, high humidity, and regular watering throughout the year. Plants of Trevoria may be grown in pots that have had their bottoms removed but the strongly pendent inflorescences, like those of Stanhopea, will not emerge from an intact pot.
Literature
Garay, L. A. 1970. El genero Trevoria F. C. Lehmann. Orquideologia 5:3-13. Thiv, M. and H.-G. Seeger 1998. Nach 100 Jahren wieder aufgetaucht: Trevoria chloris F. Lehm. Die Orchidee 49(6):274-278.
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