Tolumnia calochila [Cogn.]Braem 1986
Photos by Kjell Nillson
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Common Name The Beautiful Lip Tolumnia
Flower Size 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" [3 to 4 cm]
Found in Hispanola in xerophytic conditions in dry scrub at sea level up to 1500 meters in altitude as a miniature to small sized, fan-shaped, hot to warm growing epiphyte with small pseudobulbs and 3 to 5 terete leaves with very short, erect stems enveloped by l to 3 , imbricate, disitichous, fleshy to coriaceous, bilaterally flattened, channeled on the upper side, linear-aciculate, acuminate, leaves that blooms in the spring on a basal, spreading, 4" [10cm] long, laxly 1 to 6 flowered, racemose, wiry inflorescence that has lanceolate, acuminate bracts and carrying fragrant flowers.
Synonyms *Oncidium calochilum Cogn. 1910
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Symbolae Antillanae Vol VI Orchidaceae Urban 1909 as Oncidium calochilum; Das Pflanzenreich Odontoglossum/Oncidium Kranzlin 1922 as Onicidium calochilum; Orchid Digest Vol 44 No 3 1980 as Oncidium calochilum photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 51 No 2 1982 photo as Oncidium calochium; AOS Bulletin Vol 61 No 7 1992 as Oncidium calochilum photo fide; The Manual Of Cultivated Orchid Species Bechtel, Cribb & Launert 1992 drawing fide; Orchid Digest Vol 57 No 4 1993 as Oncidium calochilum photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 64 No 2 1995 photo fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 33 - 36 2057 - 2308 Brieger 1997 drawing/photo fide; Moscosoa 13:121 2002 photo fide; Orchid Species Culture, Oncidium Bakers 2006; The Orchids of Cuba Llamacho & Larimendi 2005 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 71 No 1 2007 photo; Orchid Digest Vol 71 #1 2008 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 80 #8 2011 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 81 #1 2012 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 88 #7 2019 photo fide;
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