Taxon	Illustrator ⠉
	Brassia caudata Ionopsis utricularioides Macradenia lutescens Oncidium ensatum Trichocentrum undulatum Tolumnia bahamensis	Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi

Herbs, epiphytic, cespitose. Stems with prominent, elongate pseudobulbs partially covered by bracts. Leaves per sympodium 1, rarely 2, apical, leathery; blade conduplicate, oblong-lanceolate, dorsiventrally flattened, margins entire. Inflorescences racemes, arising from base of pseudobulb, pendent; bracts narrowly triangular. Flowers: petals and sepals oblongelliptic, distinct and free; lip 3-lobed, without nectar cavity, callus shallow; column with prominent dorsal hood projecting over anther cap, otherwise without wings or arms; stigmatic cavity longitudinal; rostellum prominent, beaklike, projecting outward. Fruits capsules, ellipsoid, ± triangular in cross-section.

Distribution

Tropical and subtropical regions of Western Hemisphere

Discussion

Species 10–12 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Macradenia lutescens