Bogoria
(pronounced: boh-GOR-ee-ah)
Classification
Vandeae subtribe Aeridinae
Overview
Monopodial epiphytes. Stems very short. Leaves alternate, distichous, obliquely bilobed at the apex. Inflorescences axillary pedunculate racemes. Flowers borne in successive flushes. Sepals and petals free, spreading, subsimilar, subequal. Lip three-lobed, saccate, the midlobe a transverse ridge, without internal callus. Column straight, short, without wings, with a long foot; pollinia 4, in two pairs on a common stipe and viscidium.
Etymology
From type locality of Bogor, Java.
Distribution
A genus of four species native from Sumatra to New Guinea.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Bogoria in small pots or baskets with medium-grade epiphyte mixture or on slabs with a pad of moisture-retaining material at the roots. Provide intermediate temperatures, medium light levels, and steady watering throughout the year.
Literature
Comber, J. B. 1990. Orchids of Java. Royal Bot. Gard., Kew.
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