Rhynchostele uroskinneri (Lindl.) Lindl. 1859 Photo by © Jay Pfahl

Anotther Inflorescence Photo courtesy of © Lourens Grobler

Another Color Form Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

Flower Closeup Photos by © Eric Hunt and His Orchid Website

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Common Name Ure-Skinner's Rhynchostele [English ORchid Collector in Guatemala]

Flower Size to 2 1/2" [to 6.5 cm]

Found in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico on rocks at high elevations as a large sized, cold to cool growing terrestrial or lithophyte with ovoid, compressed, ancipitous pseudobulbs subtended by 3 to 4 foliaceous sheaths carrying 1 to 3, flexuous, lanceolate, acute leaves that blooms on a rigidly erect, usually simple, 3' [90 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acuminate bracts and showy, long-lasting, fragrant flowers occuring in the summer and fall.

Synonyms Cymbiglossum uroskinneri (Lindl.) Halb. 1983; Lemboglossum uroskinneri [Lindl.] Halbinger 1984; *Odontoglossum uroskinneri Lindl. 1859

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list IPNI ; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965 as Odontoglossum uroskinneri; AOS Bulletin Vol 53 No 1 1984 photo as Odontoglossum uro-skinneri; Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium, Bakers 2006; The Pictoral Encyclopedia of Oncidium Zelenko 2002; Icones Orchidacearum 5 - 6 Orchids of Mexico Part 2 - 3 Plate 659 Hagsater & Soto 2002 drawing fide

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