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Ornithocephalus (Greek, bird and head in allusion to the aspect of the column). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic orchids, the most striking feature of which is the long slender rostellum.
Cespitose herbs with fleshy Lvs.: sepals and petals free, spreading: upper sepal concave; labellum subsessile, 3-lobed, lateral lobes broad and thickened, middle lobe elongated; column short with the rostellum conspicuously elongated; pollinia 4.—About 20 species from Brazil to W. Indies and Mex. The geographical range of the species herein described indicates an intermediate temperature. They may be treated like cattleyas.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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