- The
pseudobulb is a
storage organ found in many
epiphytic and
terrestrial sympodial orchids. It is
derived from a
thickening of the part of a stem between...
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entire stem, may be
thickened to form a
pseudobulb that
contains nutrients and
water for
drier periods. The
pseudobulb typically has a
smooth surface with...
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saprophytic herbs usually with
pseudobulbs.
There are
usually between three and
twelve leaves arranged in two
ranks on each
pseudobulb or
shoot and
lasting for...
- to "feed". The
conical pseudobulbs are
ridged and are
about 8 cm long. In some species, such as
Gongora similis, the
pseudobulb can
produce up to six inflorescences...
- New
Guinea and
Christmas Island. It has two rows of
leaves along its
pseudobulb and
relatively large but short-lived,
strongly scented white flowers....
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rhizome and a
pseudobulb, a
feature that
distinguished this
genus from Dendrobium.
There is
usually only a
single leaf at the top of the
pseudobulb and from...
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apical meristem of the
rhizome forms an
ascendent swollen stem
called a
pseudobulb, and the
apical meristem is
consumed in a
terminal inflorescence. Continued...
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bicolor (S. India, Sri Lanka)
Pseudobulb epiphyte Cymbidium bicolor subsp.
obtusum (Himalaya to S.
China and Indo-China).
Pseudobulb epiphyte Cymbidium bicolor...
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relatively large, spongy,
almost globular or
ampulliform pseudobulbs,
narrowed at the apex.
Every pseudobulb is only
active for one year and
carries one or two...
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inflorescence arises from the base of each new
pseudobulb. The
white tulip orchids have six
inflorescences per
pseudobulb, the
other can
produce up to
twelve inflorescences...
