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(Last Modified On 1/18/2013)
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(Last Modified On 1/18/2013)
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Genus
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ERIOPSIS Lindl.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Bot. Reg. n. s. 10: post t. 9, t. I8. 1847
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Reference
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Benth. & Hook. Gen. Pl. 3:545. 1883.
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Synonym
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Pseuderiopsis Rchb. f. in Linnaea 22:852. 1849.
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Description
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Epiphytic herbs with pyriform or elongate pseudobulbs, the apex usually with 2 broad, plicate, strongly veined leaves. Inflorescences erect or arching, un- branched racemes from the base of the pseudobulbs. Flowers few to many. Sepals subequal, spreading, free, or the laterals connate at the base, forming a short mentum with the foot of the column. Petals subequal to the sepals. Lip 3-lobed, the laterals erect, the mid-lobe small, spreading, entire or 2-lobed; base of lip at- tached to the foot of the column; disk lamellate. Column elongate, semiterete, somewhat arcuate, dilated or subclavate but not winged; base produced into a short foot. Anther terminal, operculate, incumbent, 1-celled; pollinia 2 or 4, waxy.
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Note
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A small genus of epiphytic highland orchids ranging from Costa Rica to Peru and Brazil. A single species is known to occur in Panama, the few plants found to date all unfortunately being sterile. This species is, however, sufficiently dis- tinctive even when not in flower to be cited without hesitation.
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