Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
(Rchb.f.) Luer
                
                
                    
Source:
wcs
                
                
                    
Year:
1978
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Selbyana 2: 209 (1978)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000946273
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Meiracyllium Dryadella
 - Meiracyllium
 - Meiracyllium Drosera
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Dryadella meiracyllium (also called Meiracyllium Dryadella, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to South America. It has a basal rosette of linear to lanceolate leaves and yellow flowers. It prefers moist, shady habitats such as bogs and wet meadows.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Dryadella meiracyllium is used in landscaping as an ornamental plant and is known for its bright yellow flowers. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat various ailments such as fever, headaches, and stomachaches.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            The Dryadella meiracyllium has a small, white flower with a yellow center. The seed is a small, round, black seed. The seedlings are small, green and have a single, oval-shaped leaf.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Dryadella meiracyllium is a terrestrial orchid which is best grown in a potting mix of medium-grade fir bark, sphagnum moss, and perlite. Propagation is done by division of the plant. The division should be done when the plant is actively growing.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Dryadella meiracyllium
                        
                            Dryadella meiracyllium can be found in the tropical forests of Brazil.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Dryadella genus
                        
                            Dryadella ana-paulae, 
Dryadella greenwoodiana, 
Dryadella vitorinoi, 
Dryadella werneri, 
Dryadella barrowii, 
Dryadella clavellata, 
Dryadella crassicaudata, 
Dryadella mocoana, 
Dryadella nasuta, 
Dryadella nortonii, 
Dryadella sublata, 
Dryadella toscanoi, 
Dryadella vasquezii, 
Dryadella wuerstlei, 
Dryadella litoralis, 
Dryadella marilyniana, 
Dryadella ataleiensis, 
Dryadella albicans, 
Dryadella aurea, 
Dryadella auriculigera, 
Dryadella aviceps, 
Dryadella butcheri, 
Dryadella crenulata, 
Dryadella cristata, 
Dryadella cuspidata, 
Dryadella dodsonii, 
Dryadella dressleri, 
Dryadella edwallii, 
Dryadella elata, 
Dryadella espirito-santensis, 
Dryadella fuchsii, 
Dryadella gnoma, 
Dryadella gomes-ferreirae, 
Dryadella guatemalensis, 
Dryadella hirtzii, 
Dryadella kautskyi, 
Dryadella lilliputiana, 
Dryadella linearifolia, 
Dryadella lueriana, 
Dryadella marsupiata, 
Dryadella meiracyllium, 
Dryadella minuscula, 
Dryadella odontostele, 
Dryadella osmariniana, 
Dryadella pachyrhiza, 
Dryadella perpusilla, 
Dryadella pusiola, 
Dryadella rodrigoi, 
Dryadella simula, 
Dryadella sororcula,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Orchidaceae family
                        
                            Aa fiebrigii, 
Aa hartwegii, 
Aa hieronymi, 
Aa leucantha, 
Aa lorentzii, 
Aa macra, 
Aa achalensis, 
Aa maderoi, 
Aa mandonii, 
Aa matthewsii, 
Aa microtidis, 
Aa paleacea, 
Aa argyrolepis, 
Aa riobambae, 
Aa rosei, 
Aa schickendanzii, 
Aa sphaeroglossa, 
Aa trilobulata, 
Aa weddelliana, 
Aa aurantiaca, 
Aa calceata, 
Aa colombiana, 
Aa denticulata, 
Aa erosa, 
Aa figueroi, 
Aa lozanoi, 
Aa lehmannii, 
Acampe carinata, 
Acampe cephalotes, 
Acampe ochracea, 
Acampe pachyglossa, 
Acampe praemorsa, 
Acampe joiceyana, 
Acampe hulae, 
Acanthophippium bicolor, 
Acanthophippium chrysoglossum, 
Acanthophippium curtisii, 
Acanthophippium eburneum, 
Acanthophippium gougahense, 
Acanthophippium javanicum, 
Acanthophippium lilacinum, 
Acanthophippium mantinianum, 
Acanthophippium parviflorum, 
Acanthophippium pictum, 
Acanthophippium splendidum, 
Acanthophippium striatum, 
Acanthophippium sylhetense, 
Acanthophippium curtisii, 
Achlydosa glandulosa, 
Acianthera aculeata,