Details of Genus: Promenaea Lindley
ID: 578
Genus ja:
Genus en:
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 1 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Orchidaceae
Family ja: ラン
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Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of about 15 species of small, evergreen, epiphytic orchids from Brazil, occurring in forest areas at an altitude of around 1,500m (5,000ft). They produce oval pseudobulbs with 1-3 soft-textured, ovate-lance-shaped, light green, apical leaves. Usually yellow or white flowers are borne in ones or twos, rarely more, in short racemes from the bases of the pseudobulbs, mostly in summer and autumn.
Hardiness en: Frost tender.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Divide when the plant fills the pot and "flows" over the sides, or remove backbulbs.
Pests en: Prone to red spider mites, aphids, and mealybugs.
Description ja:
Comment: Brazil
Comment ja: プロネメア
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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 |