Warreella
(pronounced: war-ree-EL-lah)
Classification
Maxillarieae subtribe Zygopetalinae
Overview
Caespitose terrestrials. Pseudobulbs small, of several nodes, completely concealed by the leaf bases. Leaves several, plicate, grading with the basal bracts, lanceolate, acuminate. Inflorescences elongate, erect, long-scapose few-flowered racemes, the floral bracts somewhat prominent, linear-lanceolate. Flowers cupped. Sepals and petals subsimilar, subequal, free, spreading. Lip obscurely three-lobed, with multiple parallel keels. Column straight, winged; pollinia 4, sessile on a common viscidium.
Distribution
A genus of two species from northern South America.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Warreella in large pots with a rich,moisture-retaining terrestrial mixture. Provide medium light levels, cool-intermediate temperatures, and steady watering throughout the year.
Literature
Garay, L. A. 1973. El complejo Zygopetalum. Orquideologia 8:15-51.
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