Mediocalcar bifolium J.J.Sm.

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Mediocalcar

J.J. Smith 1900

Pronunciation:

Mee-dee-oh-CAL-car (click on the name to hear it spoken)
Tribe: Dendrobieae 
Subtribe: Glomerinae


A genus of miniature mound- or mat-forming, sometimes vining species with creeping rhizomes, small but distinct pseudobulbs and succulent leaves, distinguished by the rounded bell- or Christmas ornament-shaped flowers in bright reds or oranges tipped with pink, white, yellow or green. The name Mediocalcar comes from the Latin medium = middle and calcar = spur in reference to the protrusion of the middle part of the lip. The type species Mediocalcar bicolor (now a synonym of Mediocalcar paradoxum subsp. robustum) is red with white petal and sepal tips. Mediocalcar decoratum, which is most often found for sale, has 6mm candy corn-colored, globe-shaped flowers that explode open at the apical end to reveal a tiny column and even tinier pointed lip. The species of this genus grow throughout the year with their most active growth occurring during the cooler temperatures. Growth simply slows or stops if the plant is kept too warm. The leaves are succulent so the plants can withstand some drying but this results in wrinkling of the leaves and is not necessary for flowering. Mediocalcar decoratum blooms late summer or fall and often blooms twice a year.

Number of species:

The World Checklist of Monocotyledons recognizes 17 species. Some examples are: agathodaemonis, bifolium, congestum, decoratum, paradoxum, pygmaeum, uniflorum, umboiense, versteegii. (7/2009)

Distribution:

Found mainly in the geographical area around New Guinea as mid to high altitude cloud forest epiphytes found growing on mossy tree trunks and branches as well as occasionally on moss-covered areas of the ground.

Mediocalcar (aos.org)

Mediocalcar bifolium J.J.Sm.

• Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 39: 17 (1910)

• This name is reported by Orchidaceae as an accepted name in the genus Mediocalcar (family Orchidaceae).

  The record derives from WCSP which reports it as an accepted name (record 123214)

 

Cite taxon page as 'WFO (2023): Mediocalcar bifolium J.J.Sm. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000239134. Accessed on: 01 Jun 2023'

Synonyms

•    Eria bifolia Kraenzl. 
•    Mediocalcar albicoccineum P.Royen 
•    Mediocalcar angustifolium Gilli 
•    Mediocalcar angustum J.J.Sm. 
•    Mediocalcar brachygenitum Schltr. 
•    Mediocalcar brevisaccatum Schltr. 
•    Mediocalcar compressicalcar J.J.Sm. 
•    Mediocalcar diphyllum Schltr. 
•    Mediocalcar erectum Schltr. 
•    Mediocalcar filopedunculatum Gilli 
•    Mediocalcar longipes Ridl. 
•    Mediocalcar montanum Ridl. 
•    Mediocalcar monticola Schltr. 
•    Mediocalcar retusum J.J.Sm. 

• [B].Orchidaceae

Mediocalcar bifolium J.J.Sm. (worldfloraonline.org)

Orchid Species: Mediocalcar bifolium

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Mediocalcar bifolium is an orchid species identified by J.J.Sm. in 1910.

Genus

Mediocalcar (Med.)

Grex

bifolium
(name currently accepted by Kew)

Parents

Species

Author

J.J.Sm.

Year

1910

ORIGIN: Found in New Guinea, The Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu as a creeping, ascending, miniature sized cool to cold growing epiphyte or lithophyte forming mats from montane, rain and subalpine forests and shrublands or on mossy rocks or roadcuts at altitudes of 1800 to 2600 meters.

DESCRIPTION: Found in New Guinea, The Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu as a creeping, ascending, miniature sized cool to cold growing epiphyte or lithophyte forming mats from montane, rain and subalpine forests and shrublands or on mossy rocks or roadcuts at altitudes of 1800 to 2600 meters with obliquely ovoid, green pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, oblanceolate, obtuse or acute leaves and blooms at any time of the year on a 1/3 [1 cm] long, single flowered, axillary inflorescence arising from the apice of a newly developing pseudobulb that has a solitary, bell shaped, long-lasting flower which can occur at most any time of the year.

FLOWER SIZE: 2/5 inch [1 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).

https://www.orchids.org/grexes/mediocalcar-bifolium

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