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ORCHID GENUS DESCRIPTION

Grosourdya Rchb. f.
in Bot. Zeit. 22 (1864), 297

Introduction: A small genus of about ten species of fairly small epiphytic monopodials with short stems and flat leaves.

Derivation of genus name: Named after Dr. von Grosourdy, specialist on medicinal plants of tropical South America.

Type species: Grosourdya elegans Rchb.f.

Characteristics of the genus:The short lived flowers open one or two at a time on the several, often many inflorescences.

Conservation status: not known

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