Meiracyllium

(pronounced: mye-rah-SILL-ee-um)

Classification

Epidendreae subtribe Meiracylliinae

Etymology

From the Greek meirakyllion, meaning stripling, referring to the miniature creeping habit.

Distribution

A genus of two species in Mexico and Guatemala.

Care and Culture Card

See basic growing conditions and care information below.


Literature

Dressler, R. L. 1960. The relationships of Meiracyllium (Orchidaceae). Brittonia 12:222-225.

Teuscher, H. 1961. Collector’s Item, the genus Meiracyllium. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 30(11):877-878.
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