Odontoglossum odoratum

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Read about Odontoglossum odoratum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Odontoglossum odoratum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs 2-3 in. long, narrowly ovoid, compressed: Lvs. 1 ft. long, narrowly ensiform: panicle sometimes 2-3 ft. long, copiously branched and many-fld.; fls. 1½-2 in. across, dull golden yellow, blotched with brownish red; sepals and petals similar, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, waved; labellum hastate, lateral lobes short, rounded; terminal lobe broadly subulate, narrowed, pubescent, waved; disk with 2 pairs of longitudinal, obtuse, erect teeth. Winter and spring. Mex. B.M. 6502. G.C. II. 15:337. Var. latemaculatum, Andre. Fls. larger; spots purple- brown, larger and more intense. July, Aug. I.H. 17:39. Gt. 37, p. 492. Free-flowering.


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