Xylobium

Xylobium
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family:Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Maxillarieae SubTribe: Bifrenariinae Alliance: Genus: Xylobium Lindley 1825 Type Species Xylobium variegatum

Xylobium, abbreviated Xyl in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It contains about 31 species native to tropical America.

Distribution

Plants are found from Mexico to Brazil

Description

Plants have elongated pseudobulbs with around three leaves.

Culture

Grow in diffused bright light and keep in cool to intermediate temperatures. Keep humidity from 40 to 70%. Water regularly during growing season. The potting media should be a little moist in between waterings. To prevent rot, avoid water from touching leaves. Reduce watering during the winter. Pot plants in 75% fine bark and 25% perlite or in full sphagnum moss.

Naming

The plants are named after its woody stems.

Species

• Xylobium aurantiacum Schltr., 1918.
• Xylobium bractescens (Lindl.) Kraenzl., 1908.
• Xylobium buchtienianum Kraenzl., 1908.
• Xylobium chapadense (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn., 1898.
• Xylobium coelia (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) Rolfe, 1912.
• Xylobium colleyi (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rolfe, 1890.
• Xylobium corrugatum (Lindl.) Rolfe, 1889.
• Xylobium cylindrobulbon (Regel) Schltr., 1918.
• Xylobium dusenii Kraenzl., 1911.
• Xylobium elatum Rolfe, 1913.
• Xylobium elongatum (Lindl. & Paxton) Hemsl., 1884.
• Xylobium flavescens Schltr., 1913.
• Xylobium foveatum (Lindl.) G.Nicholson, 1887.
• Xylobium hyacinthinum (Rchb.f.) Gentil, 1907.
• Xylobium hypocritum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, 1912.
• Xylobium leontoglossum (Rchb.f.) Benth. ex Rolfe, 1889.
• Xylobium miliaceum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, 1912.
• Xylobium modestum Schltr., 1924.
• Xylobium ornatum (Klotzsch) Rolfe,1912.
• Xylobium pallidiflorum (Hook.) G.Nicholson, 1887.
• Xylobium serratum D.E.Benn. & Christenson, 2001.
• Xylobium stanhopeifolium Schltr., 1924.
• Xylobium subintegrum C.Schweinf., 1944.
• Xylobium subpulchrum Dressler, O2000.
• Xylobium sulfurinum (Lem.) Schltr., 1918.
• Xylobium truxillense (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, 1912.
• Xylobium undulatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Rolfe, 1912.
• Xylobium varicosum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, 1895.
• Xylobium variegatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Garay & Dunst., 1961.
• Xylobium zarumense Dodson, 1980.