Details of Genus: Phragmipedium Rolfe
ID: 353
Genus ja:
Genus en:
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 2 (from names table)
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
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show |