Details of genus: Phragmipedium Rolfe [353]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
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pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Orchidaceae
family_ja: ラン
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 15-20 species of large, ever-green, mainly terrestrial, occasionally lithophytic or epiphytic orchids from Mexico and Central and South America, often found in between rocks or near rivers at low altitudes. They have robust, fleshy, clustered shoots with fibrous roots, but lack pseudobulbs. Leaves are leathery, strap-shaped, often mid-green, and arranged in 2 ranks. Upright stems, arising from the centre of each shoot, bear one or several often brightly coloured flowers in terminal racemes or panicles; some have very long petals, and each has a significant, slipper-shaped lip.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Divide clustered shoots by separating offshoots before growth begins in late winter or early spring.
pests_en: Prone to red spider mites, aphids, and mealybugs.
description_ja:
comment: Trop. America
comment_ja: フラグミペディウム
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Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show |