Warmingia
(pronounced: war-MING-ee-ah)
Classification
Maxillarieae subtribe Oncidiinae; closely related to Macradenia R. Brown.
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Overview
Miniature caespitose epiphytes. Pseudobulbs of one node, unifoliate. Leaves oblong-lanceolate. Inflorescences laxly pendent, few to many-flowered racemes. Flowers white, the sepals and petals free, spreading, the petals wider than the sepals and denticulate. Lip 3-lobed, denticulate, with a deeply sulcate basal callus. Column with terminal anther, flanked by fleshy appendages; pollinia 2 on a triangular-spatulate stipe.
Distribution
A genus of four to six species ranging from Costa Rica to Bolivia.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Warmingia on a slab to accomodate their pendent inflorescences. Give Warmingias intermediate temperatures and medium bright light levels. Watering should be reduced somewhat, but not withheld, when the plants are not in active growth.
Literature
Cribb, P. 1976. Warmingia eugenii. Bot. Mag. 181(2):88-91. Johansen, B. 1992. Warmingia margaritacea sp. nov. (Orchidaceae) from Costa Rica and a review of the genus. Lindleyana 7(4):194-198.
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