Grammangis
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Read about Grammangis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Grammangis (Greek, gramma; perhaps referring to the markings of the flowers). Orchidaceae, tribe Vandeae. Epiphytic orchids grown in greenhouses. Pseudobulbs short and thick, with foliage-lvs. only at their summit, hence not inclosed in the If.-sheaths: fl.-clusters from the base, many-fld., pendulous; fls. not spurred; middle sepals strongly concave, lateral sepals somewhat sac-shaped at base, free, spreading; petals ascending, somewhat different in form and color; lip 3-lobed, with erect lateral lobes and recurved middle lobe; column slender, winged.—Species about 4, of Madagascar and Java. Nearest Cymbidium, differing chiefly in having the foliage-lvs. only at the end of the pseudobulb, and the rostellum crescent-shaped (in Cymbidium it is triangular). From Grammatophyllum (which see), Grammangis differs in the attachment of its pollen-masses and in the position of its foliage-lvs. Best cult, in baskets hung near the glass, where the light is most intense. The plants can also be grown successfully in pots placed near the glass, or fastened to blocks, but in the latter case they must be given more water. G. huttonii. Benth. A Hook. (Cymbidium huttonii. Hook. f.). Pseudobulbs of a single internode. 3-5 in. long, elongated, obovoid, green: lvs. in pairs. 6-8 in. long, 2-2H in. wide, dark green, coriaceous: raceme about 10-fld., drooping: sepals obovate, recurved, light brown outside, streaked transversely inside with chocolate- color; lip greenish, with chocolate stripes. June. Java. B.M. 5676. O.K. 14:153. G.M. 48:467. G.C. III. 38:63. T. H. Kearney.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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