Skip to content
Drymoanthus

Drymoanthus · Kew POWO · Kew Plants of the World Online

EntityQ1309457· pop 14· linked from 5 articles

Drymoanthus

Sign in to save

Drymoanthus, commonly known as midget orchids is a genus of epiphytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are relatively small and unbranched with thick roots, narrow crowded leaves and small scented green flowers with a white labellum. There are four species, found in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Observations recorded2,492

General: All species are epiphytes at 0 to 800 m. Drymoanthus Use: No uses have been reported for Drymoanthus; it is rare

via GBIF · Kew POWO

~2 min read

Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy and naming
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Drymoanthus, commonly known as midget orchids is a genus of epiphytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are relatively small and unbranched with thick roots, narrow crowded leaves and small scented green flowers with a white labellum. There are four species, found in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.

==Description== Orchids in the genus Drymoanthus are small, unbranched, epiphytic herbs with thick roots, a thin stem, narrow, crowded, thin, leathery leaves and small, short-lived green flowers with a white labellum. The sepals and petals are similar to each other although the petals are slightly shorter. The labellum is white, boat-shaped, unlobed and stiffly attached to the column.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Drymoanthus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.