Luisia

Luisia
Luisia psyche
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Aeridinae
Alliance:	Vanda
Genus:	Luisia Gaudich.
Type species
Luisia teretifolia Gaudich.
Species
See text
Synonyms
Birchea A. Rich. Mesoclastes Lindl. Trichorhiza Lindl. ex Steud.

Luisia, abbreviated as Lsa in horticultural trade, is a genus of epiphytical orchids in family Orchidaceae. It contains 40 species found in tropical Asia, Indian subcontinent, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, Polynesia through Japan.

The genus was named by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré in 1829 for Luis de Torres, a Portuguese botanist.

The species in this genus are erect or climbing epiphytes with a monopodial growth and with the same vegetative look as terete (= cylindrical or tapering and circular in cross-section) Vandas. The clumped stems branch near the base and carry alternate, terete leaves, conduplicate to the stem base. The axillary, short and elongate inflorescence produce several flowers at a time. The flowers have a bee-like appearance. The fleshy labellum is usually dark red and shows no spur at its base. The labellum is rigid and consists of two parts. The basal part has short sidelobes and may have cushion-like glands. The somewhat ovate apical part sometimes shows toothed margins.

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Species

• Luisia abrahamii Vatsala in A.Abraham & P.Vatsala, 1981
• Luisia amesiana Rolfe, 1893
• Luisia antennifera Blume, 1849
• Luisia appressifolia Aver., 2000
• Luisia boninensis Schltr., 1906
• Luisia brachystachys (Lindl.) Blume, 1849
• Luisia cantharis Rolfe, 1895
• Luisia celebica Schltr., 1911
• Luisia confusa Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, 1863
• Luisia cordata Fukuy., 1934
• Luisia cordatilabia Ames & Quisumb. (1933, publ. 1934)
• Luisia curtisii Seidenf., 1997
• Luisia filiformis Hook.f., 1890
• Luisia foxworthii Ames, 1908
• Luisia hancockii Rolfe, 1896
• Luisia javanica J.J.Sm., 1914
• Luisia jonesii J.J.Sm., 1914
• Luisia longispica Z.H.Tsi & S.C.Chen, 1994
• Luisia macrantha Blatt. & McCann, 1932
• Luisia macrotis Rchb.f.,, 1869
• Luisia magniflora Z.H.Tsi & S.C.Chen, 1994
• Luisia megasepala Hayata, 1914
• Luisia microptera Rchb.f., 1870
• Luisia morsei Rolfe,, 1903
• Luisia primulina C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.,, 1874
• Luisia psyche Rchb.f., 1863
• Luisia pulniana Vatsala in A.Abraham & P.Vatsala, 1981
• Luisia ramosii Ames, 1911
• Luisia recurva Seidenf.,, 1971
• Luisia secunda Seidenf., 1971
• Luisia taurina J.J.Sm., 1910
• Luisia tenuifolia Blume, 1849
• Luisia teres (Thunb.) Blume, 1849
• Luisia thailandica Seidenf., 1971
• Luisia trichorhiza (Hook.) Blume, 1849
• Luisia tristis (G.Forst.) Hook.f., 1890
• Luisia unguiculata J.J.Sm. , 1926
• Luisia volucris Lindl., 1853
• Luisia zollingeri Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, 1863

Intergeneric hybrids

• x Aeridisia (Aerides x Luisia)
• x Aeridovanisia (Aerides x Luisia x Vanda)
• x Ascogastisia (Ascocentrum x Gastrochilus x Luisia)
• x Debruyneara (Ascocentrum x Luisia x Vanda)
• x Dominyara (Ascocentrum x Luisia x Neofinetia x Rhynchostylis )
• x Gastisia (Gastrochilus x Luisia)
• x Gastisocalpa (Gastrochilus x Luisia x Pomatocalpa)
• x Goffara (Luisia x Rhynchostylis x Vanda)
• x Luascotia (Ascocentrum x Luisia x Neofinetia)
• x Luicentrum (Ascocentrum x Luisia)
• x Luichilus (Luisia x Sarcochilus)
• x Luinetia (Luisia x Neofinetia)
• x Luinopsis (Luisia x Phalaenopsis)
• x Luisanda (Luisia x Vanda)
• x Luistylis (Luisia x Rhynchostylis )
• x Luivanetia (Luisia x Neofinetia x Vanda)
• x Pageara (Ascocentrum x Luisia x Rhynchostylis x Vanda)
• x Pomatisia (Luisia x Pomatocalpa)
• x Scottara (Aerides x Arachnis x Luisia)
• x Trautara (Doritis x Luisia x Phalaenopsis)

References

• Seidenfaden G. (1971). "Notes on The Genus Luisia". Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 27 (4): 1–101.