Bifrenaria
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Bifrenaria (Latin for twice and strap, referring to the two stalks of the pollinia). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic plants, with pseudobulbs, plicate- veined Lvs., and lateral infl.: fls. sometimes single and large, or more frequently smaller and several to many in a raceme; sepals about equal, spreading, the lateral adnate to the foot of the column; petals similar to the dorsal sepal; lip articulated to the apex of the column-foot, 3- lobed; pollinia 4, on 2 stalks. — About 25 species Trop. Amer.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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