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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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COELIOPSIS Rchb. f.
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Gard. Chron. 9. 1872.
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Description
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Epiphytic herbs superficially resembling plants of Acineta. Pseudobulbs stout, ovoid or subcylindric, with 3-4 plicate, prominently veined, oblanceolate, acumi- nate leaves at the apex. Inflorescences short, pendent, dense, subcapitate racemes from the base of the pseudobulbs. Flowers few to about 15, waxy white. Sepals very fleshy, the dorsal sepal free, concave, arching over the column, laterals con- nate at the base, forming a. conspicuous mentum. Petals much narrower than the sepals. Lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes erect with spreading apices, mid-lobe rec- tangular or ovate, longer than broad, truncate or obtuse, strongly reflexed, with ciliate margins. Column short, subclavate, obtuse, winged. Anther terminal, operculate, imperfectly 2-celled; pollinia 2, waxy.
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Note
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A monotypic genus of epiphytic orchids known only from Panama and Costa Rica.
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