Bromheadia

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 Bromheadia subsp. var.  
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Bromheadia (Sir Edward F. Bromhead, English naturalist). Orchidaceae. Stove orchids, terrestrial or epiphytic, non-bulbous, little known in cult., comprising two species from the East Indian-Malayan region.

Leaves distichous, rigid, often fleshy: fls. showy, white and orange, the parts narrow and pointed; lip 3-lobed, narrow. Prop, by division or offsets after flowering. B. Finlaysoniana, Reichb. (B. palustris, Lindl. Grammatophyllum Finlaysonianum, Lindl.). Root of stout and fleshy fibers: st. 3-8 ft., with sheathing scales below and a few oblong thick or fleshy Lvs. at the middle and elongated scaly peduncle at the top: fls. white, fragrant, the parts l½ in. long, oblong- acuminate and nearly equal, spreading; lip oblong, 3-jobed, white outside and purple-lined inside, the middle lobe rounded and yellow at center. B.M. 4001 .


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