Monomeria

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Read about Monomeria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Monomeria (one part, referring to the single anther). Orchidaceae. Two epiphytic orchids from India, allied to Bulbophyllum, little cult. Pseudobulbs 1-lvd., on a stout rhizome, the lf. long, thick and flat: scape arising from the rhizome and bearing a loose raceme; petals minute, fimbriate; dorsal sepal broad and erect, the lateral much longer; lip small, jointed on the column-base, subcordate; column very short, 3-toothed: anther 1-celled; pollinia 4. M. barbata, Lindl., has scape about 1 ft. long, and fls. about 1¼ in. long, greenish marked red- brown. Sikkim.


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