Oncidium leucochilum Batem. ex Lindl.
Frost-tender epiphytic orchid with very long, branching and pendulous flower spikes, to 3m long, and small, yellow-green flowers with dark brown markings and a white lip, in spring and summer. [RHSD, Hortus, Jennings].
Horticultural & Botanical History
According to Johnson’s Dictionary introduced to Britain in 1835. MB p.241/1840. FS f.522/1849. Bateman pl.1/1837-43.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [O.44/1850]. Requested from Loddiges’ Nursery on 1st February, 1849 [MP A2933-2, p.28] and obtained from them, brought out from England by Captain P. P. King in that year. [ML A1980-3].
Notes
Published Jan 26, 2010 - 03:22 PM | Last updated Jan 26, 2010 - 03:30 PM
Oncidium leucochilum Batem. ex Lindl. | Bateman pl.1/1837-43 | BHL
| Family | Orchidaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Mexico |
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| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Oncidium leucochilum |
| Confidence level | high |