Galeandra

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Scientific Names



Read about Galeandra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Galeandra (Greek for helmet and stamen). Orchidaceae, tribe Vandae. Deciduous epiphytes, to be grown under warmhouse conditions.

Plants with jointed thickened sts. : lvs. distichous. membranaceous: labellum infl. undibuliform ; sepals and petals equal, spreading; column erect, winged; pollinia 2. — Six species in Trop. Amer. Cult, as for Eulophia.

G. nivalis, Maul. Racemes short, few-fld., fls. about 2 in. across; sepals and petals light olive-green, the funnel-like lip white with a purple blotch. Trop. Amer. CH


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