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Orchid Species: Oncidium nobile

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Oncidium nobile is an orchid species identified by (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams in 2008.
Genus
Oncidium (Onc.)
Grex
nobile
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
Year
2008
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ORIGIN: Found in Boyaca, Santander and Norte de Santander Colombia in cloud forests at elevations of 2000 to 2400 meters.

DESCRIPTION: Small to medium sized, cold growing epiphyte with ovoid, brown speckled, laterally compressed, ancipitous pseudobulbs enveloped basally by 2 to 3 leaf-bearing sheaths and carrying 2 apical, ligulate, acute, conduplicate below into the narrow, fairly long petiole-like base leaves that blooms on an erect or arching, occasionally branching, to 2' [60 cm] long, many [10 to 100] flowered inflorescence carrying faintly fragrant, variable colored, orbicular appearing flowers occurring in the later spring and early summer.

FLOWER SIZE: 2 1/2 inches [6.5 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Odontoglossum Odm pescatorei 1852 Linden ex Lindl.
Add+ Oncidium Onc pescatorei 1854 (Linden ex Lindl.) Beer
Add+ Odontoglossum Odm nobile 1850 Rchb.f.
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Onc. nobile 'Großräschen' (2 awards in 2015) Onc. nobile 'El Retiro' (2015) Onc. nobile 'Colombo' (2013) Onc. nobile 'Uschi' (2011) Onc. nobile 'Alfons' (2011) Odm. nobile 'Gina' (2009) Odm. nobile 'Golden Gate' (2009) Odm. nobile 'Seung Hee' (2007) Odm. nobile h.f. alba 'Purity' (2007) Odm. pescatorei 'Susan Lynn' (2003) Odm. pescatorei 'Patience' (2001) Odm. pescatorei 'Snow Flurry' (2001) Odm. nobile 'Laura' (2001) Odm. nobile var. leucoxanthum 'Sunset Star' (1999) Odm. nobile h.f. alba 'Sunset Virgin' (1998) Odm. pescatorei 'San Francisco' (1997) Odm. pescatorei 'Tiffany' (1996) Odm. nobile 'John Miller' (1994) Odm. pescatorei 'Rio' (1990) Odm. pescatorei 'Sheila' (1990)
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