Stauropsis

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Stauropsis (Greek, cross and appearance, alluding to the shape of the flower). Syn., Fieldia. Orchidaceae. Epiphytic herbs with leafy stems and without pseudobulbs, grown in the warmhouse. Leaves distichous, spreading, leathery, and flat: fls. borne on lateral peduncles in a raceme which is sometimes short, simple and rather large-and few-fld., sometimes long, lax-branched and quite numerous, small-fld.; sepals about equal, free, spreading; petals similar to the sepals; labellum affixed to the base of the column, spreading, concave, not spurred, narrow, the lateral lobes short, the midlobe rather long-concave and bent in at the tip; column short, thick, not winged and footless; pollinia 2: caps. oblong-clavate, not beaked.— About 10 species, India and China, Malaya and the Philippines. Treatment similar to vanda. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

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

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