Details of genus: Schomburgkia Lindl. [576]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
# spp.:
pub_year: 1838
accepted: Synonym (= Laelia)
Family: Orchidaceae
family_ja: ラン
Infra familial classification:
Citation:| data_source | Kind of information | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 07 Sep 2023 | Scientific name & others | Show this data_source |
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus, closely related to Laelia, of about 12-15 species of large, evergreen, epiphytic or lithophytic orchids from rainforest and moist cliffs or rocks, at low to medium altitudes in the West Indies and tropical America. They have stout, elongated, spindle-shaped to cylindrical, sometimes hollow pseudobulbs, each with 1-3 leathery, semi-rigid, ovate to oblong leaves. Racemes or panicles of showy flowers are produced from the tips of the pseudobulbs, and may be extremely long.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Divide when the plant "overflows" the sides of the container. Remove backbulbs and pot them up separately.
pests_en: Scale insects, red spider mites, aphids, whiteflies, and mealybugs may be troublesome.
description_ja:
comment: Tropical America
comment_ja: ションブルギア
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2023-09-07 09:24 by hkokubun@mac.com
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Synonym (= Laelia) | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show |