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Warmingia abbreviated as Wrmga in horticultural trade, is a genus consisting of four species.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Boliva and Brazil
Description[]
Plants have pseudobulbs subtended by listichous leaf-like sheaths and carrying a single apical leaf
Culture[]
Plant prefers intermediate to warm temperature and is grown in diffused bright light. The plant is best mounted or grown in a well drain mix such as tree fern fibers. To water the plant spray the root system. Reduce watering in the winter.
Naming[]
The genus is named after Danish botanist Eugene Warming
Species[]
- Warmingia buchtienii (Schltr.) Schltr. ex Garay & Christenson 1996
- Warmingia eugenii Rchb.f.1881
- Warmingia holopetala Kraenzl. 1920
- Warmingia zamorana Dodson 1989