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| name = ''Chysis''
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Liliopsida
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| ordo = Asparagales
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| familia = Orchidaceae
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| subfamilia = Epidendroideae
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| tribus = Epidendreae
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| subtribus = Bletiinae
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| alliance = Chysis
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| genus = Chysis
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Chysis (Greek for melting, in allusion to the pollen-masses). Orchidaceae. Orchids, pendulous from trees; grown in hothouses.
 
Chysis (Greek for melting, in allusion to the pollen-masses). Orchidaceae. Orchids, pendulous from trees; grown in hothouses.
    
Stems  fusiform, leafy, thickening  after the lvs. drop: fls. fleshy, in short racemes, which are produced freely in the axils of the young growths; dorsal sepal and petals similar in shape, the lateral sepals with the foot of the column forming a long foot; lip jointed to the column foot, lamellate longitudinally, the lateral lobes upright, loosely surrounding the column; pollinia 8.—About 6 species in Trop. Amer. Cult. as for Vanda, in baskets, pans or pots. They require tropical temperature when growing, then cooler.
 
Stems  fusiform, leafy, thickening  after the lvs. drop: fls. fleshy, in short racemes, which are produced freely in the axils of the young growths; dorsal sepal and petals similar in shape, the lateral sepals with the foot of the column forming a long foot; lip jointed to the column foot, lamellate longitudinally, the lateral lobes upright, loosely surrounding the column; pollinia 8.—About 6 species in Trop. Amer. Cult. as for Vanda, in baskets, pans or pots. They require tropical temperature when growing, then cooler.
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==Cultivation==
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| color = lightgreen
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| name = ''Chysis''
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===Propagation===
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
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===Pests and diseases===
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| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
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| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
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| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
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==Species==
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| tribus = [[Epidendreae]]
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| subtribus = [[Bletiinae]]
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| alliance = Chysis
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| genus = '''''Chysis'''''
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| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
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| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
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| subdivision =
   
*''[[Chysis aurea]]''
 
*''[[Chysis aurea]]''
 
*''[[Chysis bractescens]]''
 
*''[[Chysis bractescens]]''
 
*''[[Chysis laevis]]''
 
*''[[Chysis laevis]]''
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'''''Chysis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[orchid]]s ([[family (biology)|family]] Orchidaceae), consisting of about 5 [[species]] which originate from [[Mexico]] to [[Peru]]. Only two or three of these are commonly found in cultivation.
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The genus '''''Thorvaldsenia''''' <small>[[Liebm.]]</small> is generally included into ''Chysis''.
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==Description==
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==References==
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The genus is typified by elongate, [[spindle]]-shaped, usually pendulous [[pseudobulb]]s of several [[internodes]], which may be fat or slender, depending on the species. The [[leaf|leaves]] tend to be quite soft and papery, strongly ribbed and long. The leaves can take a good deal more light than is apparent from their thickness. This genus also tends to be partially [[deciduous]], though leaves are often retained for two years.  
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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The [[inflorescence]]s are multi-[[flower]]ed and arise from the base of the pseudobulb with the new growth. Flower colour tends to range from white (as in ''[[Chysis bractescens]]'') to orange-yellow (as in ''[[Chysis aurea]]'' and ''[[Chysis laevis]]''), and the [[pollinia]] often tend to be fused (hence the genus name '''Chysis''' which is [[Greek language|Greek]] for "melting").
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==External links==
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''Chysis'' are [[epiphyte|epiphytic]] and grow under shady and damp conditions up to 1000 meters elevation. The plants should be grown under intermediate conditions, generally mounted due to their pendulous habit, though some species adapt well to pot culture. The plants are greedy should be watered and fed heavily while they are in active growth, though rather less once the seasons growth is completed. They should never be allowed to completely dry out, however, even during the rest period, and the pseudobulbs should never be seen to shrivel.
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