Acanthophippium

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Acanthophippium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Acanthophippium (meaning unexplained). Sometimes spelled Acanthephippium. Orchidaceae. Stove terrestrial orchids. Pseudobulbs conic or cylindric, of several internodes, with several large, plicate-veined, jointed lvs. at the apex: fls. borne on a lateral leafless scape, in a few-fld. raceme; the broad, fleshy sepals form an urn- shaped tube, which incloses the narrower petals and the lip; lip jointed to the apex of the short, thick column which is produced below into a foot to which the sepals and petals are attached; pollinia 8.—A genus of 4 species, natives of the E. Indies and Malay Archipelago. These are very rarely seen in cultivation, but are warmhouse terrestrial orchids from the hottest moist shaded jungles of Java. A compost of fibrous loam and leaf-mold is best suited to them, keeping the plants in the warmest house in winter. Propagate by dividing the pseudobulbs in spring before growth has made much advancement. (Orpet.) ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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