Physosiphon

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Physosiphon in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Physosiphon (Greek, bladder tube). Orchidaceae. Tufted epiphytes: sts. in the form of creeping rhizomes, at the end 1-lvd., 1-2 sheaths below the lf .,not pseudo bulbous: lf. coriaceous, narrow at base: infl. an elongated raceme; fls. small, short-pedicelled, secund; sepals joined at the base in an ovoid or urceolate tube, above free, spreading; petals dwarfed in the base of the tube, fleshy, obovate-cuneate; labellum small, articulate with the base of the column, oblong-cuneate, concave, midlobe shortly exceeding the others; column below elevated, footless or produced in a short foot, clinandrium short, often obtuse, 3-lobed; anthers terminal, deciduous, pollinia 2, waxy, ovoid. About 15 species, Mex. to Brazil P. Loddigesii, Lindl. Lf.-stalks 1-2 in. high, sheathed with a brown membrane: lvs. fleshy, about 4 in. high: scapes erect, 6-9 in. high, 12-15-fld., produced from the junction of the lf.-stalk and blade; scapes are produced by the same lf. in successive years: fls. small, petals and lip minute, hidden in a green, 3-sided tube formed by the connate bases of the sepals, free part of sepals orange-brown. Mex. J.H. III. 48:71. A coolhouse orchid sometimes offered in trade-lists. P. asaroides. Kranzl. Rhizome long and slender: sts. very short, almost none: lvs. 3-cornered, thick, lanceolate, up to 1 1/4 in. long, usually reddish: fls. solitary or in pairs, very shortly stalked, green- spotted and suffused with purple outside, dark purple inside; tube of sepals 1 in. long; petals and lip 1-1 1/2 in. long. S. Brazil. Said to be in cult, in Eu. F. Tracy Hubbard. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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