Odontoglossum crocidipterum Rchb. f. 1871

Flower Closeup Photo by © Pieter C. Brouwer and his Nature Photo Website

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Common Name The Saffron Yellow Two Winged Odontoglossum

Flower Size 1 1/5" [3 cm]

Found in Colombia, Venezuela and Peru in rainforests at elevations of 2200 to 2750 meters as a small to medium sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte in wet montane forests with ovoid to ellipsoid, purple spotted psuedobulbs enveloped basally by several pairs of distichous, imbricating sheaths with the uppermost being leaf-bearing carrying 2 [most often] apical, oblong to linear-lanceolate, acute leaves and blooms in the winter on an ascending or arching, 8" [20 cm] long, racemose or paniculate, inflorescence with fragrant, small flowers arising on a newly maturing pseudobulb.

Synonyms Odontoglossum crocidipterum subsp. dormanianum (Rchb.f.) Bockemühl 1989; Odontoglossum dormanianum Rchb.f. 1884; Oncidium crocidipterum [Rchb.f] Chase & NH Wms. 2008

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae vol 2 Rchb.f 1874 Drawing fide; Venezuelan Orchids Vol 4 Dunsterville & Garay 1966 as O dormannianum; Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Vol 6 Dunsterville & Garay 1976; Flora de Venezuela Foldats Volumen XV Part 5 1970 as O dormannianum; Orchids of Venezuela ; An Illustrated Field Guide Vol 2 Dunsterville & Garay 1979 drawing ok; Orchids of Venezuela ; An Illustrated Field Guide Vol 2 Dunsterville & Garay 1979 as O dormannianum drawing fide; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 3 COS 1991 photo fide; Orquideas Nativas del Tachira Cesar Fernandez 2003 photo fide; Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium, Bakers 2006; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 12 2008 as Oncidium crocidipterum; Orchid Species of Peru Zelenko Bermudez 2009 photo fide

Odontoglossum crocidipterum subsp. dormanianum (Rchb.f.) Bockemühl 1989 Photo by © Pieter C. Brouwer and his Nature Photo Website

Differs in the placement and shape of the calli on the lip.

SynonymsOncidium crocidipterum var dormanianum [Rchb.f] Chase & NH Wms. 2008

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Venezuelan Orchids Vol 4 Dunsterville & Garay 1966 as O dormannianum; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 12 2008 as Oncidium crocidipterum var dormanianum

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