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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cyrtopodium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cyrtopodium (Greek for curved foot, from shape of lip). Orchidaceae. Epiphytes, grown in warmhouses. Stems fusiform, bearing plicate Lvs.: scapes radical, bearing numerous fls., pure yellow or spotted with crimson; sepals and petals equal, free; column semi-terete; pollinia 2, caudicle short; gland ovate.—Species 3 or 4 in the tropics. They are large-growing plants, with large and showy fls. They need a rich, fibrous soil with manure. Grow in a warm or tropical house. C. palmifrons, Reichb. f. & Warm. Sts. about 2 ft. tall, clothed with the lemon- yellow, purple - margined sheaths: Lvs. 6-8 in. long: panicle 12 - 15 in. long, many-fld. ; fls. about 1 in. across, lemon-colored, spotted rose-pink. Brazil. B.M. 7807. Oakes Ames. George V. Nash. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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 Stems fusiform, bearing plicate Lvs.: scapes radical, bearing numerous fls., pure yellow or spotted with crimson; sepals and petals equal, free; column semi-terete; pollinia 2, caudicle short; gland ovate.—Species 3 or 4 in the tropics. They are large-growing plants, with large and showy fls. They need a rich, fibrous soil with manure. Grow in a warm or tropical house.
+C. palmifrons, Reichb. f. & Warm. Sts. about 2 ft. tall, clothed with the lemon- yellow, purple - margined sheaths: Lvs. 6-8 in. long: panicle 12 - 15 in. long, many-fld. ; fls. about 1 in. across, lemon-colored, spotted rose-pink. Brazil. B.M. 7807. Oakes Ames.     George V. Nash.
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