Oncidium cucullatum

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 Oncidium cucullatum subsp. var.  
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Oncidium cucullatum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oval, 1½ in. long, smooth, becoming ribbed: Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, 6 in. long: raceme almost simple, 8-12 in. long, bearing 6-12 fls. 1¼ in. across; dorsal sepals and petals small, oval, greenish, shaded with rose-purple; lateral sepals almost entirely united; labellum cordate-panduriform, with the middle lobe much dilated and 2-lobed, white to rose and spotted with dark purple. Spring. Colombia. F.S. 8:835; 23:2457. J.F. 3:317. J.H. III. 49:365. I.H. 25:305. Gn. 22:166 (var. giganteum).—A species with many varieties, which differ in shape and coloring of the fls. It is one of the coolest of the Andean orchids. Var. nubigenum, Lindl. Raceme suberect; sepals and petals white or light purple, with green tips; labellum white, with a purple blotch around the crest. B.M. 5708.


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