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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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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. V.O. 9:9. G.W.14.P.307. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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 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. V.O. 9:9. G.W.14.P.307.
+Oakes Ames.
+George V. Nash.
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