Pescatoria

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pescatoria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pescatoria (after M. Pescatore, who had a large collection of orchids at St. Cloud, near Paris). Sometimes spelled Pescalorea. Orchidceae. A group of orchids often united with Zygopetalum, but in horticultural works usually treated as a distinct genus. Leaves equitant, tufted, without pseudobulbs: fls. solitary on sts. 3-6 in. long, from the axils of the lvs., mostly large and showy and fragrant; sepals and petals broad, concave, spreading, the lateral sepals forming a mentum; labellum clawed, lateral lobes small, middle lobe rounded, spreading; crest thick, consisting of a number of keels arranged in a semi-circle near the base of the lip; column slender, not boat-shaped.—About 12 species. For cult., see Zygopetalum. P. cochlearia, Rolfe. Lvs. ob- lanceolate-oblong, acute. 5-9 in. long: sepals and petals nearly equal, lower halves ivory-white, upper reddish maroon; lip 3-lobed, white; column maroon. Andes. Heinrich Hasselbring. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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