Oncidium hastatum (Batem.] Lindley 1850-1 SECTION Stellata Photo courtesy of Mark Whitten ©

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Common Name The Lance Head Oncidium

Flower Size 2" [5cm]

This is a medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphytic or lithophytic species from near the Pacific coast in the states of Colima, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Jalisco and Michoacan in Mexico and is found at an altitude of 1000 to 2000 metres, with large, ovoid conical, compressed pseudobulbs enveloped basally by 4 distichous, imbricate, leaf-bearing sheaths and carrying 2, apical, linear to linear-oblanceolate, arcuate, acute or acuminate leaves that has spikes up to 8.5 ft [250 cm] long as a loosely branched panicle with lanceolate bracts occuring in the spring and summer.

Synonyms Cyrtochilum jurgensenianum Lem. 1854; *Odontoglossum hastatum Bateman 1843; Odontoglossum phyllochilum C.Morren 1849; Oncidium jurgenzenianum Lem. 1854; Oncidium phyllochilum Beer 1854

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Mexico and Guatemala Bateman 1843 drawing ok; Flora Novo-Galaciana Vol 16 McVaugh 1985; AOS Bulletin Vol 61 No 5/459 1992 photo; Orquideologia Vol. 23 No 2 2004; Oncidium Vol 2 Koniger 2005; Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium, Bakers 2006; Oncidium Vol 2 Koniger 2005; The Pictoral Encyclopedia of Oncidium Zelenko 2002

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