Cremastra
(pronounced: kre-MASS-trah)
Classification
Calypsoeae
Overview
Caespitose terrestrials arising from corms. Stems extremely short. Leaves plicate, solitary, basal, petiolate. Inflorescences terminal erect long-pedunculate racemes, the floral bracts inconspicuous. Flowers pendent, tubular. Sepals and petals free, spreading, subequal, subequal. Lip three-lobed, subsimilar to the sepals and petals, the callus small at the base of the midlobe. Column straight, elongate, subequal to the lip, +/- small apical wings, with a short foot; pollinia 4, in two compressed pairs sessile on a common large viscidium.
Etymology
From the Greek kremastra, meaning flower-stalk, referring to the conspicuous pedicellate ovary.
Distribution
A genus of two species from Nepal to Japan.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Cremastra in pots of sandy loam. Provide cool-intermedate temperatures, medium lightlevels, and regular watering throughout the year.
Literature
Lund, I. D. 1988. The genus Cremastra (Orchidaceae), a taxonomic revision. Nordic J. Bot. 8(2):197-203.
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