Nothostele
(pronounced: noh-toh-STEE-lee)
Classification
Cranichideae subtribe Cranichidinae
Overview
Terrestrials. Roots and leaves unknown, leafless at time of flowering. Inflorescences erect, scapose few-flowered racemes. Flowers not resupinate, white. Sepals and petals free, spreading. Lip three-lobed, sessile, with a short basal spur fused to the ovary. Column elongate, with a long foot, the confluent stigmas two, terminal, the rostellum triangular; pollinia 2, club-shaped, attached by caudicles to a common minute viscidium.
Distribution
A monotypic genus endemic to Brazil.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Nothostele in pots of rich loam. Provide intermediate temperatures, bright light, and steady watering throughout the year.
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