Nidema
(pronounced: nye-DEE-mah)
Classification
Epidendreae subtribe Laeliinae. Nidema was previously maintained in a broadly defined Epidendrum but differs from that genus as well as Encyclia by having the lip completely free from the column without any basal fusion.
Overview
Mat-forming epiphytes. Pseudobulbs separated by rhizome segments. Leaves one, linear. Inflorescences terminal, few-flowered racemes. Flowers cupped, white. Sepals and petals free, spreading, subsimilar, subequal. Lip unlobed, very shortly clawed, completely free from the column. Column lightly arching, the clinandrium narrowly hooded, without a column foot; pollinia 4, in two tightly compressed pairs.
Distribution
A genus of two species occurring from Mexico to Peru and Brazil.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Nidema in pots with a medium grade epiphyte mixture, in baskets or mounted on slabs with a pad of mositure retaining material at the roots. The clump-forming habit is particularly well-suited to basket culture. Provide medium to bright light levels, intermediate temperatures, and steady watering throughout the year.
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