Pseudogoodyera
(pronounced: sood-oh-good-YER-ah)
Classification
Cranichideae subtribe Spiranthinae
Overview
Rosulate terrestrials. Roots fleshy. Leaves few, basal, petiolate. Inflorescences erect scapose racemes. Flowers minute, subglobose. Sepals and petals free, the petals appressed to the dorsal sepal. Lip unlobed, clawed, fleshy, deeply concave, atatched to the column foot. Column short, the stigmas two, confluent, the rostellum short, trapeezoid, notched; pollinia 2, club-shaped with a minute viscidium.
Distribution
A genus of two species from Mesoamerica and the Greater Antilles.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Pseudogoodyera in small pots in a terrestrial mixture. Provide medium bright light levels and intermediate temperatures. Keep evenly moist during the growing season tapering off after flowering providing only enough water to prevent the leaves from withering.
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