Oncidium lanceanum Lindl.
Frost-tender epiphytic orchid with small pseudobulbs, large, leathery, purple spotted apical leaves, and erect panicles, to 40cm long, of greenish-yellow flowers, to 6cm across, spotted with dark brown, with a rose-purple lip, in summer. [RHSD, Pridgeon, Hortus, Jennings].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to Britain from Surinam in 1834 by John Henry Lance. [MB p.169/1837]. ‘This is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful of Ochidaceous plants, and beside the richness and diversity of the colours of its flowers, the shortness and boldness of the spikes on which they are produced is a valuable feature of its character, as the flowers are thus brought nearer to each other.’ [MB p.163/1838]. Fl.Ca. p.135/1839.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [O.43/1850]. Requested from Loddiges’ Nursery on 1st February, 1849 [MP A2933-1, p.185] and obtained from them, brought out from England by Captain P. P. King in that year. [ML A1980-3]. Lanceolatum of the catalogues appears to be an error as lanceanum was clearly requested of Loddiges’ Nursery.
Notes
Published Jan 26, 2010 - 03:16 PM | Last updated Jan 26, 2010 - 03:21 PM
Oncidium lanceanum Lindl. | MB p.169/1837 | RBGS
| Family | Orchidaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | South America, Caribbean |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Oncidium lanceolatum |
| Confidence level | high |