Dichaea

Dichaea

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
SubTribe: Zygopetalinae
Alliance:
Genus: Dichaea
Lindley 1833

Type Species
Dichaea pendula

Dichaea abbreviated as Dcha. in horticultural trade, is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae).

Distribution[]

Plants are distributed throughout tropical america

Description[]

Plants carry a single flower with 4 hard and waxy pollina

Culture[]

Keep plant intermediate to warm temperatures. Keep plant in shade to moderate light. Potting media should not be allowed to dry out. Keep moist but not soggy. Water about every five to seven days. Plants should be potted in a well drain mix with medium fir bark with some perlite or in tree fern fibers. Plants can also be mounted. Keep humidity high.

Naming[]

The genus was named after typical leaf pattern growing in two opposite rows

Synonyms[]

Dichaeopsis Pfitz. 1887
Epithecia Kn. & Westc. 1839

Species[]

Dichaea acroblepara Schltr., 1923.
Dichaea acuminata Schltr., 1920.
Dichaea alcantarae D.E.Benn. & Christenson, 1998.
Dichaea alinae Szlach., 2006.
Dichaea amparoana Schltr., 1923.
Dichaea anchorifera Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), 1906.
Dichaea ancoraelabia C.Schweinf., 1947.
Dichaea anguina Schltr., 1929.
Dichaea angustifolia H.G.Jones, 1970.
Dichaea angustisegmenta Dodson,1980.
Dichaea antioquiensis Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1923.
Dichaea australis Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), 1906.
Dichaea benzingii Dodson, 1993.
Dichaea boliviana T.Hashim., 1974.
Dichaea brachyphylla Rchb.f., 1859.
Dichaea brachypoda Rchb.f., 1866.
Dichaea brevicaulis Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), 1906.
Dichaea bryophila Rchb.f., 1881.
Dichaea buchtienii Schltr., 1922.
Dichaea cachacoensis Dodson, 1993.
Dichaea calyculata Poepp. & Endl., 1836.
Dichaea camaridioides Schltr., 1920.
Dichaea campanulata C.Schweinf., 1947.
Dichaea caquetana Schltr., 1924.
Dichaea caveroi D.E.Benn. & Christenson, 2001.
Dichaea chasei Dodson, 1993.
Dichaea chiquindensis Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1923.
Dichaea ciliolata Rolfe, 1917.
Dichaea cleistogama Dodson, 1989.
Dichaea cogniauxiana Schltr., 1922.
Dichaea cornuta S.Moore, 1894.
Dichaea costaricensis Schltr., 1923.
Dichaea cryptarrhena Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1923.
Dichaea dammeriana Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1923.
Dichaea delcastilloi D.E.Benn. & Christenson, 1998.
Dichaea dressleri Folsom, 2006.
Dichaea ecuadorensis Schltr., 1921.
Dichaea eligulata Folsom, 1994.
Dichaea elliptica Dressler & Folsom, 2002.
Dichaea escobariana Dodson, 1993.
Dichaea filiarum Pupulin, 2005.
Dichaea fragrantissima Folsom, 1994.
- Dichaea fragrantissima subsp. eburnea Dressler & Pupulin, 2006.
- Dichaea fragrantissima subsp. fragrantissima.
Dichaea galeata Dodson, 1997.
Dichaea glauca (Sw.) Lindl., 1833.
Dichaea globosa Dressler & Pupulin, 2006.
Dichaea gomez-lauritoi Pupulin, 2007.
Dichaea gorgonensis Rchb.f., 1876.
Dichaea gracillima C.Schweinf., 1938.
Dichaea graminoides (Sw.) Lindl., 1833.
Dichaea hamata Rolfe ex Stapf, 1895.
Dichaea hirtzii Dodson, 1993.
Dichaea histrio Rchb.f., 1859.
Dichaea hollinensis Dodson, 1993.
Dichaea humilis Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), 1906.
Dichaea hutchisonii D.E.Benn. & Christenson, 2001.
Dichaea hystricina Rchb.f., 1865.
Dichaea intermedia Ames & Correll, 1943.
Dichaea kegelii Rchb.f., 1877.
Dichaea lagotis Rchb.f., 1876.
Dichaea lankesteri Ames, 1923.
Dichaea latifolia Lindl., 1833.
Dichaea laxa (Ruiz & Pav.) Poepp. & Endl., 1836.
Dichaea lehmanniana Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1923.
Dichaea lehmannii Schltr., 1920.
Dichaea longa Schltr., 1922.
Dichaea longipedunculata D.E.Benn. & Christenson, 1998.
Dichaea longissima Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1923.
Dichaea luerorum Dodson, 1993.
Dichaea mattogrossensis Brade, 1943.
Dichaea moronensis Dodson, 1993.
Dichaea morrisii Fawc. & Rendle, 1910.
Dichaea mosenii Rchb.f., 1881.
Dichaea muricata (Sw.) Lindl., 1833.
Dichaea muricatoides Hamer & Garay in F.Hamer, 1974.
Dichaea muyuyacensis Dodson, 1993.
Dichaea neglecta Schltr., 1918.
Dichaea obovatipetala Folsom, 1994.
Dichaea ochracea Lindl., 1839.
Dichaea oerstedii Rchb.f., 1855.
Dichaea oxyglossa Schltr., 1923.
Dichaea panamensis Lindl., 1833.
Dichaea pendula (Aubl.) Cogn. in I.Urban, 1903.
Dichaea peruviensis D.E.Benn. & Christenson, 2001.
Dichaea picta Rchb.f. in W.W.Saunders, 1872.
Dichaea poicillantha Schltr., 1923.
Dichaea potamophila Folsom, 1994.
Dichaea pumila Barb.Rodr.,1877.
Dichaea rendlei Gleason, 1927.
Dichaea retroflexa Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1923.
Dichaea retroflexiligula Folsom, 1994.
Dichaea richii Dodson, 1977.
Dichaea riopalenquensis Dodson, 1977.
Dichaea rodriguesii Pabst, 1956.
Dichaea rubroviolacea Dodson, 1989.
Dichaea sarapiquinsis Folsom, 1994.
Dichaea schlechteri Folsom, 1994.
Dichaea selaginella Schltr., 1920.
Dichaea sodiroi Schltr., 1921.
Dichaea splitgerberi Rchb.f., 1859.
Dichaea squarrosa Lindl., 1840.
Dichaea stenophylla Schltr., 1929.
Dichaea suarezii Dodson, 1989.
Dichaea tachirensis G.A.Romero & Carnevali, 2000.
Dichaea tamboensis Dodson, 1989.
Dichaea tenuifolia Schltr., 1920.
Dichaea tenuis C.Schweinf., 1952.
Dichaea tigrina Rchb.f. ex Regel, 1868.
Dichaea trachysepala Schltr., 1924.
Dichaea trichocarpa (Sw.) Lindl., 1833.
Dichaea trulla Rchb.f., 1866.
Dichaea tuberculilabris Folsom, 1994.
Dichaea tuerckheimii Schltr., 1916.
Dichaea tunguraguae Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.),1923.
Dichaea vaginata Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1923.
Dichaea venezuelensis Carnevali & I.Ramírez, 1993.
Dichaea violacea Folsom, 1994.
Dichaea viridula Pupulin, 2005.
Dichaea weigeltii Rchb.f., 1859.