Rauhiella
(pronounced: row-ee-EL-lah)
Classification
Maxillarieae subtribe Ornithocephalinae
Overview
Miniature, laxly pendent epiphytes. Pseudobulbs minute, unifoliate, subtended by two to three foliaceous bracts subequal to the leaf. Leaves linear-lanceolate, coriaceous. Inflorescences pendent, few-flowered racemes, usually forming plantlets from the basal nodes. Flowers strongly asymmetric, the lip uppermost. Sepals and petals subsimilar, free. Lip unlobed, cupped at the base, with a basal callus. Column thick, fleshy, “S”-shaped from the side, with two lateral stigmatic arms, the anther bed curved around the column apex; pollinia four, in two unequal pairs, the stipe narrow, subspatulate.
Etymology
Named for German taxonomist Werner Rauh.
Distribution
A genus of two species endemic to Brazil.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Rauhiella on small plaques with a small amount of moisture retaining medium at the roots. They naturally hang laxly from the substrate. Provide warm temperatures and frequent watering, allowing the roots to fully dry out between waterings.
Literature
Miranda, F. E. 1992. Rauhiella ornata Miranda sp. nov. Bradea 6(14):132-133. Pabst, G. F. J. and P. I. S. Braga 1978. Rauhiella Pabst & Braga, eine neue Gattung der Orchidaceen. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 99(2-3):143-145. Toscano de Brito, A. L. 1993. Rauhiella silvana -- a new species of the subtribe Ornithocephalinae (Orchidaceae) from Bahia, Brazil. Lindleyana 8(2):103-105.
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