Brownleea
(pronounced: brown-LEE-ah)
Classification
Diseae subtribe Disinae
Overview
Terrestrials arising from tubers. Leaves sessile, scattered along the stems. Inflorescences terminal, single-flowered or densely-flowered spicate racemes. Flowers resupinate. Sepals and petals free, the dorsal sepal spurred. Lip unlobed, sessile, much smaller than the other segments. Column stout, the anthers subparallel, flanked by conspicuous staminodes; pollinia 2, each with a globular viscidium.
Etymology
Named after Rev. J. Brownlee who collected the type material.
Distribution
A genus of 16 species in Tropical Africa, South Africa and Madagascar.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Brownleea in pots of sandy terrestrial mixture. Provide full light and cool-intermediate temperatures. Water regularly when in active growth. After flowering reduce watering to a maintenance level.
Literature
Linder, H. P. 1981. Taxonomic studies on the Disinae, I. A revision of the genus Brownleea Lindl. J. S. Afr. Bot. 47(1):13-48. Linder, H. P. 1985. Notes on the orchids of southern tropical Africa, I. Brownleea and Herschelia. Kew Bull. 40(1):125-129.
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