Eriaxis
(pronounced: er-ee-AKS-iss)
Classification
Vanilleae subtribe Vanillinae
Overview
Shrub-like terrestrials. Stems erect, branching, leafy. Leaves elliptic, sessile. Inflorescences terminal long-pedunculate panicles, the floral bracts minute. Flowers showy, produced in succession over long periods of time. Sepals and petals subsimilar, subequal, free, spreading. Lip three-lobed, sessile, with a central series of backwards projecting crests. Column slender, arching, with small apical wings, without foot; pollinia granular.
Etymology
From the Greek eri, meaning wooly, and axon, meaning axis, referring to the wooly trichomes on the rachis, ovaries, and buds.
Distribution
A monotypic genus endemic to New Caledonia.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Eriaxis in pots of loam. Provide bright light levels, intermediate temperatures, and regular watering throughout the year.
Literature
Hallé, N. 1977. Orchidaceae. 8:1-565. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et Dépendances, Paris.
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