Cyrtochilum minax [Rchb.f] Kraenzl. 1917 SECTION Eucyrtochilum Kranzlin Photo by © Guido Deburghgraeve

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Common Name The Uprising Cyrtochilum

Flower Size 2 1/2" [6.25 cm]

A large sized, cool to cold growing epiphytic species occuring in Peru near Macchu Picchu in cloud forests from altitudes up to 1500 to 3600 meters with that blooms in summer on an elongate, climbing, panicullate, loosely several flowered inflorescecnce with only a few flowers on each branch.

Synonyms Oncidium minax Rchb.f 1876

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Das Pflanzenreich Odontoglossum/Oncidium Kranzlin 1917 drawing fide; Lindleyana vol 16 No 2 2001; The Pictoral Encyclopedia of Oncidium Zelenko 2002; Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium, Bakers 2006; Orchid Species of Peru Zelenko Bermudez 2009 photo fide; Orquideas del Peru Freuler 2010 photo fide

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