!Aspasia lunata Lindley 1836 Photo by © Eric Hunt and his Orchid Species Photo Website

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Common Name The Moon-Shaped Aspasia

Flower Size 3" [7.5 cm]

A Brazilian, small sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte with strongly laterally compressed pseudobulbs carrying 2 glabrous, subcoriaceous, lanceolate to ligulate, acute, basally conduplicate and articulate leaves that blooms in the spring on a erect, 3 3/4" [9 cm] long, few [1 to 3] flowered, basal inflorescence. After flowering a short 1 to 2 month rest is beneficial, resume watering and fertilizer with the onset of new growth and flowers best if given very cramped quarters in a small pot.

Synonyms Aspasia papilionacea Rchb.f. 1876; Miltonia odorata Rchb.f. 1855; Odontoglossum lunatum Rchb.f 1864; Trophianthus zonatus Schweidw. 1844

References W3 Tropicos Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae Rchb.f 1854 drawing; The Pictoral Encyclopedia of Oncidium Zelenko 2005; Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium, Bakers 2006; Orchids of Brazil McQueen 1993; Manual of Orchids Stewart 1995; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965; Flora's Orchids Nash & La Croix 2005