Odontoglossum mirandum Rchb. f. 1882

Differnt color pattern Photos by Jay Pfahl ©

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Common Name The Grand Odontoglossum

Flower Size 2" [5 cm]

Found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in clearings and bright spots in cloudforests at elevations of 1600 to 3000 meters as an medium sized, col to cold growing epiphyte with ovate, laterally compressed, ancipitous, longitudinally furrowed pseudobulbs that are partially enveloped by 3 to 4 distichous, imbricating, leaf-bearing sheaths and carrying 2, arching, acute, lanceolate leaves that are conduplicate below to form a short, narrow, petiole-like bsae that blooms in the winter and spring on an axillary, arching to pendent, 12" [30 cm] long, racemose inflorescence that may in older more robust plants form 2 to 3 basal branches all with to 12 fragrant flowers

Synonyms Odontoglossum lindleyanum var. parviflorum Bockemühl 1989; Oncidium mirandum [Rchb.f] Chase & NH Wms. 2008

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Colombian Native Orchids Vol 3 COS 1991; Colombian Native Orchids Vol 3 COS 1991 as O reversum; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 3 Dodson 2002; Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium, Bakers 2006; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 12 2008 as Oncidium mirandum; Orquideeologia Vol 26 No 1 2009 photo; Orchid Species of Peru Zelenko Bermudez 2009 photo fide

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