Coelia
Read about Coelia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Coelia (Greek, koilos, hollow: referring to the pollen masses). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic orchids of minor importance; culture of Epidendrum. The coelias are divided into 2 strongly marked groups with widely different kinds of infl. C. macrostachya is a type of the first section, with long racemes of numerous small, horizontal fls., which are much exceeded by the long spreading bracts, and the base of the column short. C. bella is typical of the second section, with the fls. few, larger, erect, in groups of about 3, longer than their bracts, and the base of the column produced to twice its own length, which gives the fls. a tubular appearance.—A half-dozen species in Cent, and S. Amer. C. densiflora, Rolfe. Characterized by a dense-fld. raceme, wingless ovary and oblong mentum. Cent. Amer. George V. Nash.
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Coelia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae).
The genus Bothriochilus, established by Lemaire in 1856, however listed exactly the same species as Coelia. Because of Lemaire's later publication date however, Bothriochilus is now considered a synonym genus. Bold text