Biology:Beallara

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants


× Beallara
Beallara Marfitch Howards Dream.jpg
Beallara Marfitch Howards Dream
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× Beallara

Moir & M. Wreford 1970[1]

× Beallara, abbreviated Bllra. in the horticultural trade,[1] is the nothogenus for intergeneric hybrids between the orchid genera Brassia, Cochlioda, Miltonia and Odontoglossum (Brs. x Cda. x Milt. x Odm.).

Description

This plant has a branched stem that grows to about 150 centimetres (59 in) in height. The leaves are elongated and lanceolate, reaching about 60 centimetres (24 in) of length. The flowers are numerous, about 14 to 16, and last long, between 20 and 30 days. It has fleshy large pseudobulbs. These orchids are commonly cultivated in greenhouses for ornamental purposes, resulting in a huge variety of cultivars of different colors.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Julian Shaw (the International Orchid Registrar at the Royal Horticultural Society), Hybrid Genus Names With Abbreviations, London Orchid Society, http://londonorchidsociety.org/RHS/hybrid06.htm, retrieved 23 March 2016 


Wikidata ☰ Q1595980 entry