Corysanthes

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Corysanthes (helmet-flower, Greek). Orchidaceae. Not to be confounded with Coryanthes. Fifteen or more terrestrial orchids of Austral., New Zeal, and Malaysia, little cult. Dwarf, delicate, tuberous-rooted or fleshy-rooted herbs, bearing a solitary broad lf. and a large solitary fl.: upper sepal large, helmet-shaped; lateral sepals free, linear or filiform; petals (sometimes wanting) smaller than lateral sepals and similar to them; lip large, tubular at base, the margins inclosing the column, the upper part extended into a broad reflexed limb; pollinia 4. C. picta, Lindl., Malaya, is 3-4 in. high: upper part of fl. deep purple and yellow, and lower part with four long awl-like segms. and a bract at base of ovary. C. limbata, Hook. f., Java, is mostly even lower, with fl. purple and white, the ovate-cordate If. with reticulating white veins. B.M. 5357. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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