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Oncidium baueri

 
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Oncidium baueri - Bauer's Oncidium
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Common name: Bauer's Oncidium
Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)
Distribution: S Tropical America
Habitat: Tropical, wet montane forests; 0-4265ft (0-1300m)
Life form: Epiphytic
Bloom Time (northern hemisphere): Year round; peaks from February to April
Bloom characteristics: Erect to pendulous inflorescence is 5-10 feet (1.5-3 meters) long with 7 waxy, long-lived flowers on each branch, and up to 500 total. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across.
Description: This very large orchid is named for an Australian botanical painter at Kew in the 1800s.
Comments: Oncidium baueri
Links: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia • Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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