Cyrtopodium punctatum (L.) Lindl.
Terrestrial or epiphytic orchid with cigar-shaped pseudobulbs, up to 20 leaves and large panicles of greenish yellow flowers with purple spots. [RHSD, Hortus, Pridgeon].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘This superb plant, of which only a small portion is represented on our plate, flowered in the Glasgow Botanic Garden, in the spring of 1835. It was sent many years ago from Brazil by Wm. Swainson, Esq. and has never till the period above mentioned shown any disposition to blossom. Dr. Lindley obliged us by naming it, or we should probably have had difficulty in determining it; the figure referred to in Plumier being in some respects, particularly in the bulb and foliage, considerably at variance with our specimen. It was originally discovered by Plumier, in Hispaniola, and Professor Lindley has specimens from the same country, collected by Charles Mackenzie, Esq.’ [BM t.3507/1836].
History at Camden Park
Obtained from Loddiges’ nursery, brought out from England by Captain P. P. King in late 1849. [ML A1980-3]. This orchid does not appear anywhere else in the record but there is little doubt it was received alive.
Notes
Published Jan 27, 2010 - 10:49 AM | Last updated Jan 27, 2010 - 10:55 AM
Cyrtopodium punctatum (L.) Lindl. | BM t.3507/1836 | BHL
| Family | Orchidaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Caribbean and South America |
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| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Cyrtopodium punctatum |
| Confidence level | high |