Hofmeisterella
(pronounced: hoff-my-ster-ELL-ah)
Classification
Maxillarieae subtribe Telipogoninae
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Overview
Miniature epiphytes lacking pseudobulbs, with prominent roots. Leaves small, semiterete, equitant. Inflorescences few-flowered racemes, flattened, winged, proportionately large for the plant size. Sepals and petals free, spreading, subsimilar, subequal. Lip three-lobed, sessile, without callus. Column very broad at the base, with broad rounded wings at the base, the rostellum recurved, fang-like; pollinia 4, in two unequal pairs, on an elongate, common, linear-spatulate stipe and minute viscidium.
Etymology
Honoring W. Hofmeister, a microscopist.
Distribution
A monotypic genus ranging from Colombia to Brazil and Bolivia.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Mount plants of Hofmeisterella on small slabs with a small pad of moisture-retaining material at the roots. Provide cool temperatures, medium light levels, high humidity, and steady watering throughout the year. The roots of Hofmeisterella should never fully dry out.
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