Biermannia
(pronounced: beer-MAN-nee-ah)
Classification
Vandeae subtribe Aeridinae
Overview
Miniature monopodial epiphytes. Stems short. Leaves alternate, distichous, linear-lanceolate, obliquely bilobed at the apex. Inflorescences axillary, pedunculate, few-flowered. Flowers ephemeral, produced in succession. Sepals and petals free, spreading, subsimilar, subequal. Lip three-lobed, +/- callus, with a short saccate spur. Column straight; pollinia 2, globose, on a common linear stipe and minute viscidium.
Etymology
Named to honor Adolph Biermann, Curator of the Calcutta Botanic Garden.
Distribution
A genus of seven species ranging from northeast India to Indonesia (Bali).
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Mount plants of Biermannia on small slabs or hardwood branches without any moisture-retaining material at the roots. Provide intermediate to cool-intermediate temperatures, medium light levels, and steady watering throughout the year. Biermannia are twig-epiphytes and require good air circulation.
Literature
Hegde, S. N. and A. N. Rao 1982. Biermannia jainiana Hegde et Rao, a new species of orchid from Arunachal Pradesh. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 26(1-2):97-99.
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