Podandria

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Podandria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Podandria (Greek, foot and man or anther, probably referring to long-stipitate anthers). Orchidaceae. Terrestrial herb with radical petioled lvs. and large-fld. racemes: sepals free, lateral narrower than the dorsal, reflexed; petals simple, filiform-setaceous, erect, longer than the dorsal sepal and free from it; lip continuous with the column, shortly adnate to it, produced at the base into a long cylindrical spur; limb pendulous, 3- partite with narrow lobes, column with a short broad base, footless; anther long-stipitate, pollinia granular with very long slender caudicles; stigmas sessile, nearly confluent, situated within the side lobes of the rostellum and at their base, rostellum trilobed.—The only species is from W. Afr. The genus resembles Habenaria, in which it has been included, in habit but is remarkable for its enormously elongated anther and long narrow segms. P. macrandra, Rolfe (Habenaria macrandra, Lindl.). Plant 3/4 -1 3/4 ft. high, apparently evergreen: lvs. elliptic-oblong, 2-5 in. long: racemes 2-9-fld.; fls.large, white with a green tint on the sepals. G.C. III. 54:182. Intro, abroad and cult, by some orchid fanciers. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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