Lankesterella

(pronounced: lank-es-ter-EL-lah)

Classification

Cranichideae subtribe Spiranthinae

Overview

Miniature rosulate epiphytes. Leaves several, sessile. Inflorescences laxly pendent, few-flowered racemes, pubescent, the floral bracts conspicuous, pubescent. Sepals and petals free, subsimilar, subequal, appressed into a tube, the sepals pubescent on the outer surfaces. Lip unlobed, subsaccate at the base, without callus. Column short, the anther free from the column; pollinia 2.

Distribution

A genus of 10 species ranging from Costa Rica to Bolivia.

Care and Culture Card

See basic growing conditions and care information below.


Literature

Dod, D. D. 1996. Lankesterella orotantha. Bol. Soc. Dominicana Orq. 5(1):18-21.
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