Schiedeella

Schlechter

Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37: 379. 1920.

Etymology: For Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede, 1798–1836, a German naturalist and plant collector in Mexico
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 530. Mentioned on page 498.

Herbs, perennial, terrestrial. Roots tuberous, fleshy. Stems erect, with slender sheaths. Leaves senescing before or at anthesis, petiolate; blade broadly elliptic. Inflorescences spikes, few–many-flowered, in spiral or sloping downward from center in all directions. Flowers resupinate; sepals similar, connivent; dorsal sepal adnate to back of column, concave; lateral sepals adnate to column foot; petals linear; lip with distinct claw, central cinnabar-red disc, and 3 green stripes near apex; column slender, widened toward apex, with decurrent foot at base; stigmas 2, confluent; rostellum linear-triangular, apex acuminate; anther ovate-cordate; pollinia clavate, viscidium oblong, short; ovary cyclindric. Fruits capsules.

Distribution

Montane tropical regions, Western Hemisphere.

Discussion

Species 9 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

... more about "Schiedeella"
Paul Martin Brown +
Schlechter +
Montane tropical regions +  and Western Hemisphere. +
For Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede, 1798–1836, a German naturalist and plant collector in Mexico +
Beih. Bot. Centralbl. +
Schiedeella +
Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Spiranthinae +