Lissochilus

Lissochilus subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lissochilus (Greek, smooth lip). Orchidaceae;. Terrestrial herbs, some of which are very handsome, but they seem to be little cultivated in America, only a single species being advertised here. The plants are distinguished from their near allies by the dissimilarity of the sepals and petals, the latter being much larger and wider and usually of a different color: lvs. plicate and prominently veined, long and narrow: sts. very short, leafy, finally thickened into pseudobulbs: raceme simple; scape long, stout, sheathed but leafless, growing beside the pseudobulb; labellum spurred or saccate, joined to the base of the column. —About 30 species dispersed in Trop. and S. Afr. The plants may be grown in a compost of fibrous loam, leaf-mold and sand. During the growing season they require plenty of water, but during three months of winter they should be allowed to rest and be kept dry. L. Andersonii, Rolfe. Racemes loose, 4-S-fld.; sepals and petals pale greenish or sulfur-yellow; lip white. Trop. Afr.—L. gigantius, Welw. & Reichb. f. A gigantic orchid whose lvs. are said to grow to a length of 8 ft., with fl.-spikes twice as high: sepals linear, curled backward; petals oblong-quadrate, 1 ½ in. across, pinkish rose; labellum 3 in. long, with a long spur; middle lobe trowel- shaped, purple, striped with darker lines. Congo. G.C. III. 3:617. S.H 2:355. I.H. 35:53. J.H. III. 55:52.—L Grantii, Reichb. f. Raceme about 6-fld.; sepals brownish green; petals bright yellow behind, paler in front; lip light yellow. E. Afr.—L. Horsfallii, Batem. A robust plant, with plicate lvs. 2-3 ft. long and 5-6 in. broad, sharp-pointed: fl.-stalk twice the length of the lvs., with many large fls. 3 in. diam.; sepals rcflexed, rich purple-brown on the upper side; petals much larger, almost square, white, suffused with rose. B.Ml. 5486. G.C. III. 39:200. G.M. 49:193. C.O.I. Handsomer than the first.—L. Mahonii, Rolfe. Raceme stout, many-fid.; Ms. large; sepals reflexed, green, suffused and veined with brown; petals rose-lilac; lip 3-lobed, the lateral erect lobes green, crenulate, brown-nerved, the front lobe spreading, retuse crenulate, the front purple, darker nerved, green at base; keels denticulate, undulate, greenish. Uganda. B.M. 8047.—L. purpuratus, Lindl. Sepals and petals rose-pink, narrowly oblong; middle lobe of lip purple, ovate-oblong. Trop. Afr. B.M. 7921.—L. roseus, landl. Lvs. broad and stiff: st. 3-4 ft. high: sepals brown; petals and labellum fine rose-colored. B.R. 30:12. Also a showy plant. —L. speciosue, R. Br. Pseudobulbs nearly underground: lvs. dark green, ensiform: scape 2-4 ft. high, with fragrant fls. 2 in. across; sepals small, green, reflexed; petals large, yellow; lip mostly yellow, apparently on the upper side, due to the inversion of the fls. June, July. Cape. B.R. 573 (erroneously numbered 578). P.M. 4:25.—L. stylites, Reichb. f. Fls. purple; sepals reflexed, pale green, tinged lilac at base; petals nearly erect, pale purple, nearly orbicular; lip pandurate, pale purple; base widely pouched, white outside, pale green inside and brown-dotted. Trop. Afr. B.M. 8397. —L. uganda, Rolfe. Fls. numerous, yellow, marked with purple- brown at apex of sepals and petals; lip with front lobe oblong- orbicular, reflexed. Uganda. B.M. 8044. 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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