Schomburgkia

Read about Schomburgkia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Schomburgkia (named for Dr. Schomburgk, naturalist and geographer, who explored British Guiana). Orchidaceae. Orchids with the habit of cattleyas or laelias, except that they are less compact. Pseudobulbs long, fusiform, bearing several brown scales and 2-3 leathery lvs. at the summit: fl.-sts. from the top of the pseudobulbs, sometimes very long, bearing a terminal raceme or panicle of showy fls.: fls. like those of Laelia except that the sepals and petals are narrow and undulate and the labellum does not completely envelop the column; labellum always evidently 3-lobed.—About 15 species, in Trop. Amer. Give schomburgkias plenty of heat and a light place near the glass, which should be slightly shaded during the hot summer months. Provide freely of water in the growing season. Rest them in a temperature of 55°. S. tibicinis and S. Lyonsii are to be classed amongst the showy easily grown orchids resembling laelias. S. Lueddemanii, Prill. Fls. brown, with the lip and column purple, and the crest and anther yellow; sepals and petals linear-oblong, obtuse, manifestly undulate, 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 in. long; lip 3-lobed, 2/3 in. long, the middle lobe ovate-orbicular, apiculate, about 1/4 in. long, the edges incurved near apex. Venezuela. B.M. 8427. — S. Sanderiana, Rolfe. Fls. rose-carmine; sepals lanceolate-oblong, 1 1/2 in. long; petals oblanceolate-oblong; lip obscurely 3-lobed, 1 1/2 in. long, the front lobe broadly rounded obtuse, crisped-undulate. Origin unknown. J.H. III. 51:383. — S. Thomsoniana, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals linear-oblong, 1 1/2 in. long, cream-white passing to yellow at apex, the sepals undulate, the petals crisped; lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe oblong, emarginate, much crisped, deep purple, with a yellow disk. Cayman Isls. B.M. 7815. — S. Wallisii. Reichb. f. Resembling S. Lueddemanii. Lip with broad obtuse side lobes, and very acute front lobe, all brown at apex. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Orchidales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Epidendreae Subtribe: Laeliinae Genus: Schomburgkia Lindl., 1838
Type Species
Schomburgkia crispa Lindl., 1844
Species
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Schomburgkia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. This genus is named for Richard Schomburgk, a German botanist who explored British Guiana during the 1800's. Species in this genus are either ephiphytic or lithophytic in their growth habit. According to the Royal Horticultural Society Schom. is the official abbreviation for this genus.

The type species Schomburgkia crispa is a large sized, hot growing species found in the tropical areas of Venezuela, Surinam, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador.

Species

• Schomburgkia crispa Lindl. 1838 (Brazil) : type species
• Schomburgkia elata Schltr. 1924
• Schomburgkia gloriosa Rchb. f. 1860
• Schomburgkia lueddemannii Prill. 1862
• Schomburgkia lyonsii Lindl. 1853
• Schomburgkia marginata Lindl. 1838
  • Schomburgkia marginata var immarginata Lindl. 1838
• Schomburgkia moyobambae Schltr. 1921
• Schomburgkia rosea Linden ex Lindl. 1845 (Colombia)
• Schomburgkia schultzei Schltr. 1924
• Schomburgkia splendida Schltr. 1913
• Schomburgkia superbiens (Lindl.) Rolfe 1917
• Schomburgkia undulata Lindl. 1841
  • Schomburgkia undulata var costaricana (Rchb. f.) H.G. Jones 1963
  • Schomburgkia undulata var lueddemaniana (Prill.) H.G. Jones 1963
• Schomburgkia wallisii Rchb. f. 1877
• Schomburgkia weberbaueriana Kraenzlin 1906 (Bolivia; Peru)

See also

• Myrmecophila - a very near genus

References

• Missouri Botanical Garden w³ TROPICOS
• The World Checklist of Monocotyledons

External links

• Royal Horticultural Society: Registration of Orchids