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Lindley in F. A. Bauer and J. Lindley

in F. A. Bauer and J. Lindley, Ill. Orch. Pl. 2: plate 8. 1832.

Etymology: Latin galea, helmet, and Greek - andrus, male, referring to shape of anther
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 643. Mentioned on page 494.
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Revision as of 20:30, 24 September 2019

Herbs, terrestrial [epiphytic], cespitose. Stems reedlike or more often pseudobulbs. Leaves 1–2 [several], not articulate [articulate], plicate, absent [present] at flowering. Inflorescences terminal, racemes, erect [lightly arching to pendent]; floral bracts lanceolate, scarious. Flowers resupinate, showy; sepals and petals membranaceous; lip sessile, simple [obscurely 2–3-lobate], base with conspicuous spur adnate to column foot, margins tomentose [glabrous]; spur shortly conic [sometimes apically recurved, funnel-shaped]; disc basally 2[–4]-keeled; column lightly arcuate, shallowly winged, semiterete, produced into conspicuous foot; anther terminal, incumbent, operculate, imperfectly 2-locular; pollinia 2, yellow, nearly spheric, cartilaginous. Fruits capsules.

Distribution

Tropical and semitropical regions, North America, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America.

Discussion

Species 20–24 (1 in the flora).

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Gustavo A. Romero-González +
Lindley in F. A. Bauer and J. Lindley +
Tropical and semitropical regions +, North America +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +  and South America. +
Latin galea, helmet, and Greek - andrus, male, referring to shape of anther +
in F. A. Bauer and J. Lindley, Ill. Orch. Pl. +
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Galeandra +
Orchidaceae (tribe Cymbidieae) subtribe Cyrtopodiinae +