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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Eriopsis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Eriopsis (Greek, like Eria, an orchid of the Epidendrum tribe, which it resembles when not in flower). Orchidaceae. Five or six South American orchids of the Vanda tribe allied to Acacallis and Warrea, requiring coolhouse treatment as given to Cattleya; epiphytes. Leaves 2 or 3, long, plicate: racemes 2 or 3, basal; fls. open, small, but showy, maxillaria-like; lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes broad and erect and inclosing the column, the middle lobe small and spreading and sometimes 2-lobed.—About half a dozen species in S. Amer. E. Fuerstenbergii, Kranzl. Racemes up to 12 in. long: fls. about 1 ?4 in. across; sepals and petals brown outside, orange with brown border inside; lip whitish, densely dotted with purple. Oakes Ames. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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