Phragmipedium
Phragmipedium caudatum
The woman shoe genus Phragmipedium ( fʀagmɪ'pe ː dɪʊm ) of the plant family of orchids ( Orchidaceae) consists of 24 species. They grow in Central and South America. It differs from the related genera Paphiopedilum and Cypripedium by the three celled ovary, of the genus Selenipedium by the different plant habit of the genus Mexipedium by the significantly greater growth.
Description
The species of the genus Phragmipedium include perennial, herbaceous plants. The growth occurs sympodial, the single rung closes his growth with the inflorescence from and drives from a basal layer renewal bud. The offspring of two lines occupied with leathery leaves. These are folded along the midrib and enclose with the leaf base the shoot. Between leaf base and leaf blade, there is no separating tissue.
The grape-like or slightly branched inflorescence appears terminal. The inflorescence axis is occupied at intervals with a few bracts. The flowers open at the same time or one after the other. The two lateral sepals are fused together, otherwise the petals are free. The petals are greatly elongated in some species, so they can reach in length Phragmipedium caudatum 75 cm. The lip is baggy shaped, bent the edges to the inside. The column carries two fertile stamens and round a barren, shield-shaped to a Staminodium reshaped. The three stigmas are fused to a surface.
Systematics and botanical history
The first species of this genus described lindenii described in 1846 by John Lindley as Uropedium. Since the creation of the new genus was referring to a monstrous ' nature without shoe-shaped lip, set up by Robert Allen Rolfe in 1896 has been recognized Phragmipedium genus name and set as " nomen conservandum " later. As is the synonym used in 1901 by Rolfe orthographic variant Phragmopedilum.
The genus occurs from southern Mexico through Central America, Colombia, Venezuela to Brazil and Bolivia before and includes, depending on the assessment, about twenty valid species:
- Phragmipedium andreettae
- Phragmipedium besseae
- Phragmipedium boissierianum
- Phragmipedium brasiliense
- Phragmipedium caricinum
- Phragmipedium caudatum
- Phragmipedium christiansenianum
- Phragmipedium exstaminodium
- Phragmipedium fischeri
- Phragmipedium hartwegii
- Phragmipedium hirtzii
- Phragmipedium humboldtii
- Phragmipedium klotzscheanum
- Phragmipedium kovachii
- Phragmipedium lindenii
- Phragmipedium lindleyanum
- Phragmipedium longifolium
- Phragmipedium manzurii
- Phragmipedium monstruosum
- Phragmipedium pearcei
- Phragmipedium reticulatum
- Phragmipedium richteri
- Phragmipedium sargentianum
- Phragmipedium schlimii
- Phragmipedium tetzlaffianum
- Phragmipedium triandrum
- Phragmipedium vittatum
- Phragmipedium warszewiczianum
So far, only a few natural hybrids are known:
- Phragmipedium × roethianum ( Phragmipedium Phragmipedium hirtzii × longifolium )
- Phragmipedium × merinoi ( Phragmipedium reticulatum var boissierianum × Phragmipedium pearcei ):
- Phragmipedium × colombianum ( Phragmipedium Phragmipedium manzurii × schlimii )
Gallery
Phragmipedium boissierianum
Phragmipedium caudatum
Phragmipedium warscewiczianum
Phragmipedium kovachii
Phragmipedium lindleyanum
Phragmipedium longifolium
Phragmipedium schlimii
Documents
The information in this article come from mainly:
- Leslie A. Garay: 225 (1). Orchidaceae ( Cypripedioideae, Orchidoideae and Neottioideae ). In: Gunnar Harling, Benkt Sparre (eds.): Flora of Ecuador. 9, 1978, ISSN 0347-8742, pp. 14-24.
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