Hylophila
(pronounced: hye-loh-FEE-lah)
Classification
Cranichideae subtribe Goodyerinae
Overview
Succulent trailing terrestrials rooting at the nodes. Stems erect. Leaves clustered at the stem apex, petiolate, spirally arranged, withering without abscission. Inflorescences terminal, erect, long-scapose, spicate racemes. Flowers inconspicuous, barely opening. Sepals and petals free, subsimilar. Lip unlobed, deeply globose-saccate. Column very short, with an elongate two-rponged rostellum; pollinia 4, sessile on a minute common viscidium.
Etymology
From the Greek hyle, meaning forest, and philos, meaning lover of, alluding to the deep forest habitat.
Distribution
A genus of six species from southeast Asia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Hylophila in shallow pots or bulb pans in a moisture-retaining terrestrial mixture. Provide intermediate to warm temperatures, low light levels, and steady watering throughout the year. The root system should never be fully dried out.
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