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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

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

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Figured are leaves, pseudobulbs and greenish-yellow, red-spotted flowers. Bateman pl.1, 1837-43.

Oncidium leucochilum Batem. ex Lindl. | Bateman pl.1/1837-43 | BHL

Family Orchidaceae
Category
Region of origin

Mexico
Synonyms
  • Cyrtochilon leuchochilum Planch.
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Oncidium leucochilum 
Confidence level high