Oncidium varicosum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Oncidium |
Species: | O. varicosum |
Binomial name | |
Oncidium varicosum | |
Synonyms | |
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Oncidium varicosum is a species of orchid ranging from Brazil to northern Argentina.
Oncidium, abbreviated as Onc. in the horticultural trade, is a genus that contains about 330 species of orchids from the subtribe Oncidiinae of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). As presently conceived, it is distributed across much of South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species (O. ensatum) extending into Florida. Common names for plants in this genus include dancing-lady orchid and golden shower orchid.
Brassia is a genus of orchids classified in the subtribe Oncidiinae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America, with one species extending into Florida.
The Oncidiinae is a subtribe within the Orchidaceae that consists of a number of genera that are closely related.
Miltonia, abbreviated Milt. in the horticultural trade, is an orchid genus comprising twelve epiphyte species and eight natural hybrids. The miltonias are exclusively inhabitants of Brazil, except for one species whose range extends from Brazil into the northeast of Argentina and the east of Paraguay.
Odontoglossum, first named in 1816 by Karl Sigismund Kunth, is a genus of about 100 orchids. The scientific name is derived from the Greek words odon (tooth) and glossa (tongue), referring to the two tooth-like calluses on the base of the lip. This genus of cool to cold growing orchids is to be found on open spots in the humid cloud forest at higher elevations from Central- and West South America to Guyana, with most species around the northern Andes. The abbreviation for this genus is Odm. in the horticultural trade.
Cyrtochiloides ochmatochila is a species of orchid.
The Flora of Colombia is characterized by over 28,000 species of green plants.
The flora of Peru is very diverse.
× Burrageara, abbreviated Burr. in the horticultural trade, is the nothogenus for intergeneric hybrids between the orchid genera Cochlioda, Miltonia, Odontoglossum and Oncidium. It was grown for the first time by the American Albert Burrage in 1927, and named after him.
Vitekorchis excavata, also known as the hollow oncidium, is a species of orchid native to the Neotropics.
Oncidium auricula is a species of orchid endemic to southeastern Brazil.
Oncidium baueri is a species of orchid native to Costa Rica and to South America as far south as Bolivia and Brazil.
Oncidium altissimum, Wydler's dancing-lady orchid, is a species of orchid native to the West Indies, with an 18th-Century citation from Jamaica.
Oncidium divaricatum is a species of orchid found from southeastern and southern Brazil to northeastern Argentina.
Oncidium ensatum, the Latin American orchid or Florida dancinglady orchid, is a species of orchid found in southern Florida, southern Mexico, Central America, Cuba, the Bahamas, and northwestern Venezuela.
Oncidium leucochilum is an epiphytic species of orchid occurring from southeastern Mexico to Honduras.
Oncidium reflexum is a species of orchid endemic to southwestern Mexico.
Otoglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to South America and Central America.
Vexillum varicosum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Indiana was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career which lasted from autumn 1963 until July 1965 he ran thirteen times and won four races. He won the Classic St Leger as a three-year-old in 1964, the same year in which he also won the Chester Vase and the Great Voltigeur Stakes. Indiana also finished second in The Derby and the Grand Prix de Paris. He retired from racing and was exported in 1966 to stand as a stallion in Japan. He died in 1983.