Homalopetalum
(pronounced: hoh-mah-oh-PET-ah-lum)
Classification
Epidendreae subtribe Laeliinae. Homalopetalum is probably allied to Domingoa Schlechter. Some authors consider this genus a synonym of Pinelianthe Rauschert.
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Overview
Miniature creeping epiphytes bearing small pseudobulbs with a single leaf on a long rhizome. Inflorescences solitary flowers on long flexuous scapes, usually proportionately large for the plant. Sepals and petals subsimilar, spreading. Lip unlobed, with a pair of small calli at the base. Column arcuate, with a pair of small teeth at the base; pollinia 4.
Etymology
From the Greek homalos, meaning even or uniform, and petalon, meaning petal, from the subsimilar sepals, petals and lip.
Distribution
A genus of four species found from Mexico to Peru and the West Indies.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Homalopetalum on small slabs or in small pots with a freely draining medium. They grow best under intermediate conditions in bright diffuse light. Water frequently providing good air circulation. The plants should not be repotted frequently as they are set back by root disturbance.
Literature
Ames, O. 1941. A new Scaphyglottis from Mexico. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 10(2):48-49. Christenson, E. A. 1991. Notes on Neotropical Orchidaceae. Phytologia 71(6):440-444. Jesup, H. P. 1984. The genus Homalopetalum. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 53(7):711-715.
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