Renanthera

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Renanthera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Renanthera (named from the reni- form anther). Orchidaceae. Tall climbing epiphytes. Stems branched, sometimes 12—14 ft. high : lvs. distichous on the st. : fls. in large, drooping racemes or panicles; sepals and petals spreading, similar or the lateral sepals often larger and of a different color ; labellum small, movably joined to the column, spurred or spurless, often with small, erect, lateral lobes. —About 15 or more species, in Malay Archipelago and Cochin-China. Cult. is similar to that of Aerides and Vanda. R. annamensis, Rolfe. Dwarf, erect, up to 1 ft. tall: lvs. unequally 2-lobed at apex, 2-3 in. long, about 1/2in. broad: racemes many-fld. ; fls. yellow, crimson-spotted on the sepals, spur and base of petals, the last also with an apical deep crimson spot; dorsal sepal oblong, obtuse, 1/2in. long, the lateral spatulate, 3/4in. long; petals obtuse, 1/4in. long; lip 3-lobed, 1/4in. long, the lobes crimson. Annam. B.M. 8116.— R. Imschootiana, Rolfe. Sts. l ft. long: lvs. linear-oblong, 2-4 in. long, 1 in. wide: infl. a raceme or panicle. up to 1 ft. long, the rachis, branches and pedicels bright red; dorsal sepal linear -oblong, obtuse, dull yellow, 3/4in. long, lateral 1 1/2 in. long, clawed, oval, cinnabar -red above, ochre beneath; petals a little shorter than dorsal sepal, narrowly apatulate, yellow, spotted blood-red; lip minute, 3-lobed. Assam. B.M. 7711. Gn.W. 11:809. O. 1910, p. 24. — R. matutina, Lindl. St. 2-3 ft.: lvs. linear-oblong, 4-6 in. long: fls. numerous, reddish crimson, toned yellow, and becoming orange-yellow when old; sepals and petals similar, linear, acute; lip saccate, subcylindric. Java. R.B. 31:252. — R. pulchella, Rolfe. Resembling R. Imschootiana, but fls. only about half the size, yellow, with side lobes of lip and upper half of petals crimson.Burma Heinrich Hasselbring. George V. Nash. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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