Platylepis

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Platylepis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Platylepis (Greek, broad scale; presumably referring to the fact that the sepals are broad). Orchidaceae. Terrestrial herbs with creeping rhizomes and ascending leafy sts., suitable for the warmhouse: lvs. petiolate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, membranous: fls. narrow, shortly pedicelled, arranged in dense spikes; bracts ovate; sepals subequal, narrow, free, connivent round the column; lateral united at the base into a very short chin.; petals narrow, slightly cohering with the dorsal sepal into a hood; lip sessile at the base of the column, erect, channelled, broadly ventricose at the base, cohering with the margins of the column; limb very little dilated; column elongated, subterete, cli- nandrium oblong, erect behind the rostellum. About 6 species, Trop, and S. Afr. P. australis, Rolfe. Lvs. ovate, 2-4 in. long, 15-21-nerved: infl. erect scapes 6-12 in. long, bearing an oblong or elongated many-fld. raceme 2-5 in. long; fls. small, green, with the upper half of the lip white. S. Afr. P. densiflora, Rolfe. Differs from the preceding in having narrower sepals, the lateral not reflexed in the middle, narrower petals, and a lip not constricted in the middle. Mascarene Isls. Both species have been intro. at Kew Gardens, but probably are not in general cult. Stovehouse plants. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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