Chiloglottis
(pronounced: kye-loh-GLOT-tiss)
Classification
Diurideae subtribe Drakaeinae
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Overview
Miniature terrestrials arising from tubers. Stems very short. Leaves two, subopposite, elliptic. Inflorescences solitary, terminal, erect scapes. Flowers usually solitary, erect. Sepals and petals free, spreading, subsimilar. Lip unlobed, long-clawed, the callus complex, darkly-pigmented, usually glossy, consisting of knobs, long-stalked knobs, and erect tongue-like lobes. Column elongate, erect, arching, with apical wings; pollinia 4, naked.
Etymology
From the Greek cheilos, meaning lip, and glottis, meaning the throat of a windpipe, from the resemblance of the lip to a human throat.
Distribution
A genus of about 30 species endemic to Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Chiloglottis in pots of sandy loam. Provide medium light levels, intermediate temperatures, and regular watering during activ growth. After flowering the leaves wither and the plants enter a hard dormancy. Reduce watering to a minimum during the dormancy.
Literature
Bower, C. C. 1996. Demonstration of pollinator-mediated reproductive isolation in sexually deceptive species of Chiloglottis (Orchidaceae: Caladeniinae). Austral. Journ. Bot. 44:15-33. Carr, G. W. 1991. New taxa in Caladenia R. Br., Chiloglottis R. Br. and Gastrodia R. Br. (Orchidaceae) from south-eastern Australia. Indig. Flora and Fauna Assoc., Misc. Pap. 1. Jones, D. L. 1997. Chiloglottis jeanesii, a new species from Victoria. Muelleriana 10:63-67. Jones, D. L. 1997. Chiloglottis jeanesii, a new species from Victoria. Orchadian 12(5):233-236. Molloy, B. and J. Johns 1983. Chiloglottis gunnii Lindley, a new orchid record for New Zealand. Orchadian 7(9):210-214.
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