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Tolumnia (plant)
''Tolumnia'' (abbreviated ''Tolu.''), is a genus in the family Orchidaceae. Previously known as the "equitant oncidiums," the species were segregated from the mega-genus '' Oncidium'' by Guido Braem in 1986. Dancing-lady orchid is a common name for some species in this genus. Distribution The genus is primarily native to the Greater Antilles, with a few species extending into Florida, the Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America and northern South America (from Colombia to French Guiana). Description The plants are small, usually epiphytic, with small or absent pseudobulbs completely covered by leaves, which are triangular or circular in cross section and overlap each other at base to resemble a fan. The inflorescences arise between the leaf base and bear colorful, showy flowers. The labella are large, ornamented by variously shaped calli. The column bears prominent wings flanking the stigma. Pollination Species in the genus are pollinated by oil-collecting bees o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolumnia Velutina
''Tolumnia'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to: *Tolumnia (bug), ''Tolumnia'' (bug), a genus of insects in the family Pentatomidae *Tolumnia (plant), ''Tolumnia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Column (botany)
The column, or technically the gynostemium, is a reproductive structure that can be found in several plant families: Aristolochiaceae, Orchidaceae, and Stylidiaceae. It is derived from the fusion of both male and female parts (stamens and pistil) into a single organ. The top part of the column is formed by the anther, which is covered by an anther cap. This means that the ''style'' and ''stigma'' of the pistil, with the filaments and one or more anthers, are all united. Orchidaceae The stigma sits at the apex of the column in the front but is pointing downwards after resupination (the rotation by 180 degrees before unfolding of the flower). This stigma has the form of a small bowl, the clinandrium, a viscous surface embedding the (generally) single anther. On top of it all is the anther cap. Sometimes there is a small extension or little beak to the median stigma lobe, called rostellum. Column wings may project laterally from the stigma. The column foot is formed by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolumnia Guttata
''Tolumnia guttata'' is a species of orchid found from Mexico, Belize to Colombia and the Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America .... References guttata Orchids of Central America Orchids of Belize Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Cymbidieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolumnia Gundlachii
''Tolumnia'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to: * ''Tolumnia'' (bug), a genus of insects in the family Pentatomidae * ''Tolumnia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolumnia Guianensis
''Tolumnia guianensis'' is a species of orchid endemic to Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of C .... guianensis {{Cymbidieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolumnia Gauntlettii
''Tolumnia'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to: * ''Tolumnia'' (bug), a genus of insects in the family Pentatomidae * ''Tolumnia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World (the Caribbean and the southernmost United States to Argentina) and the rest in the Old World (Africa, Madagascar, and Indomalaya to New Caledonia and the Philippines). One useful species in the family is '' Malpighia emarginata'', often called acerola. The fruit is consumed in areas where the plant is native. The plant is cultivated elsewhere for the fruit, which is rich in vitamin C. Another member of the family, caapi or yagé (''Banisteriopsis caapi''), is used in the entheogenic brew known as ayahuasca. One feature found in several members of this family, and rarely in others, is providing pollinators with rewards other than pollen or nectar; this is commonly in the form of nutrient oils (resins are offered by Clusiaceae The Clusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
