Bryobium
''Bryobium'', commonly known as urchin orchids or 藓兰属 (xian lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are Epiphyte, epiphytic or Lithophyte, lithophytic plants with large, fleshy pseudobulbs, each with up to three leathery leaves and small, often hairy flowers. These orchids are found from Tropics, tropical Asia to northern Australia. Description Orchids in the genus are epiphytic or lithophytic Herbaceous plant, herbs with thread-like roots and relatively large, fleshy pseudobulbs that are usually covered by papery bracts when young. Each pseudobulb has up to three flat, usually leathery leaves. The flowers are usually white, cream-coloured or pinkish, do not open widely and last for up to a few days. The wikt:dorsal, dorsal sepal is free but the wikt:lateral, lateral sepals are fused to the base of the Column (botany), column. The petals are free from each other and usually smaller than the sepals. The Label ...
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