Loefgrenianthus
(pronounced: luv-grin-ee-AN-thuss)
Classification
Epidendreae subtribe Laeliinae
Overview
Pendent-trailing epiphytes. Rhizomes narrow, terete, sparsely rooting. Leaves one per secondary stem, sessile, leathery. Inflorescences terminal, subsessile. Flowers one. Sepals and petals free, spreading. Lip unlobed, minutely saccate at the base, apically with strongly incurved margins forming a pouck-like sac, the callus of multiple parallel ridges. Column straight, the clinandrium irregularly toothed; pollinia 6, of one larger pair and two smaller pairs, attached to a common viscidium.
Distribution
A monotypic genus endemic to Brazil.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Mount Loefgrenianthus on small slabs with a pad of poisture retaining material at the roots. Provide intermediate to warm temperatures, bright light, and steady watering throughout the year.
Literature
Hoehne, F. C. 1927. Loefgrenianthus. Arch. Bot. Est. Sao Paulo 1:589-595.
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