Neocogniauxia
(pronounced: nee-oh-kohn-YOH-ee-ah)
Classification
Epidendreae subtribe Laeliinae
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Overview
Caespitose or somewhat trailing epiphytes. Stems slender, cylindric. Leaves 1--2, linear. Inflorescences terminal, erect-arching, long-scapose solitary flowers or few-flowered racemes. Flowers very showy, brilliant orange. Sepals and petals subsimilar, subequal, free, spreading. Lip obscurely three-lobed, clasping the column, fused to the column at the base, with a central callus. Column straight; pollinia 8; naked.
Distribution
A genus of two species native to Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Mount Neocogniauxia on small slabs with a pad of moisture-retaining material at the roots. Provide mediumlight levels, cool temperatures, steady watering throughout the year, and very high humidity. Neocogniauxias are native to cloud forests and should never be dried out completely.
Literature
Jesup, H. P. 1975. Orchids for the connoisseur: Neocogniauxia hexaptera. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 44(3):201-204.
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