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Chysis (Greek for melting, in allusion to the pollen-masses). Orchidaceae. Orchids, pendulous from trees; grown in hothouses.
Stems fusiform, leafy, thickening after the lvs. drop: fls. fleshy, in short racemes, which are produced freely in the axils of the young growths; dorsal sepal and petals similar in shape, the lateral sepals with the foot of the column forming a long foot; lip jointed to the column foot, lamellate longitudinally, the lateral lobes upright, loosely surrounding the column; pollinia 8.—About 6 species in Trop. Amer. Cult. as for Vanda, in baskets, pans or pots. They require tropical temperature when growing, then cooler.
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