Thecostele

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Thecostele in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Thecostele (Greek, receptacle and column, in allusion to the shape of the gynostegium, the sheath or covering enveloping the female elements). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic herbs adapted to the warmhouse. Pseudo-bulbs fleshy, ribbed, 1-lvd.: lvs. oblong, leathery: scape recurved from the side of the pseudobulbs, bearing a simple raceme: fls. medium-sized, short-pedicelled; sepals equal, free, spreading rather broad; petals linear: labellum connate at base with the column in a broad tube, lateral lobes erect, falcate, almost curled, midlobe spreading, elongate, sinuate, undivided; column apex appendiculate with 2 falcate wings at the side of the stigma; pollinia 2: caps. ovoid, beakless.—About 5 species, Malaya. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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