Macroclinium confertum Pupulin 1996 Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

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Common Name or Meaning The Compressed Macroclinium

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Guatemala as a cold to warm growing miniature fan- shaped, equitant epiphyte, with very small, egg-shaped, compressed pseudobulbs enveloped completely by many leaf bearing sheaths and carrying a single, apical, linear-lanceolate, acute, leaf that is erect basally but curved along the length and longitudinally conduplicate for it's entire length carrying numerous pendulous 2 to 3" spikes emerge from between the obliquely spreading, distichous, imbricating leaves on the basal sheaths and are apically, densely packed with spidery 1" blooms, the flowers are crystalline rose pink heavily spotted with a darker pink, lip is pink, puts on a massive floral display in spring. and summer

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Fieldiana Biology, Flora Costa Ricensis Family # 39 Orchidaceae, subtribes Maxillariinae and Oncidiinae Atwood & Mora 1997; Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium, Bakers 2006;