Dyakia
(pronounced: dye-AK-ee-ah)
Classification
Vandeae subtribe Aeridinae
Overview
Monopodial epiphytes. Stems leafy. Leaves alternate, distichous, leathery. Inflorescences erect, densely-flowered racemes, the pedicels produced from crater-like depressions. Flowers showy. Sepals and petals free, spreading. Lip obscurely three-lobed, saccate. Column short, stout, with an elongate, erect rostellum; pollinia 2, porate, on a long, linear stipe and a viscidium.
Etymology
Named for the Dyaks, aborigines of Borneo.
Distribution
A monotypic genus endemic to Borneo.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Dyakia on slabs with moisture retaining material at the roots or in small pots using a medium to fine grade potting mixture. Provide warm temperatures, bright diffuse light, and steady watering throughout the year. Native to swampy forests, palnst of Dyakia should be maintained in an environment with constant high humidity.
Literature
Christenson, E. A. 1986. Dyakia, a new genus from Borneo. Orchid Digest 50(2):63-65. Christenson, E. A. 1996. Sarcanthine genera 23: Dyakia Christenson. Orchids 65(7):738-740.
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