Oncidium macranthum


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Read about Oncidium macranthum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Oncidium macranthum, Lindl. (O. hastiferum, Hort.). Pseudobulbs ovoid or flask-shaped, 3 in. long: Lvs. narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, 1 ft. long: panicle climbing, loosely branched and many-fld.; fls. 3-4 in. across; sepals rounded-oblong, with green claws, the upper one yellowish brown, the lower pair orange-yellow; petals similar, golden yellow, streaked with blood-red at the base; labellum small, hastate, purple-brown, with a prominent white crest. Spring and summer. Cent. Amer. B.M. 5743. Gn. 24:486. F. 1871, p. 187. J.H. III. 34:337.—A magnificent orchid, of which there are several varieties, some of secondary merit.


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