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__NOTOC__ ''Anguloa'', commonly known as tulip orchids, is a small orchid genus closely related to ''Lycaste''. Its abbreviation in horticulture is Ang. This genus was described by José Antonio Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz López in 1798. They named it in honor of Francisco de Angulo, Director-General of Mines of Peru. This genus is found on the forest floor at high elevations from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔Oakeley, Henry F. (1999) ''Anguloa'': The species, the hybrids and a checklist of Angulocastes. ''Orchid Digest'' 63(4: Supplement) 1–32. (Online version )〕 == Description == Tulip orchids are rather large terrestrial and sometimes epiphytic plants with fleshy pseudobulbs longer than 20 cm. The long, lanceolate and plicate leaves of a full-grown ''Anguloa'' can be more than 1 m long. Two to four leaves grow from the base of each pseudobulb. The leaves are deciduous, and are shed at the start of each new growth. The flowers of these orchids have a strong scent of cinnamon. They are of waxy appearance and are (in wild species) either of two colors, depending on the species – greenish white, or yellow to red. A single flower per inflorescence arises from the base of each new pseudobulb. The white tulip orchids have six inflorescences per pseudobulb, the other can produce up to twelve inflorescences. The sepals have a bulbous shape, resembling a tulip; hence the common name. The lip is three-lobed. The column has four pollinia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anguloa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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