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Oncidium spilopterum is an epiphytic orchid from the genus Oncidium.
Description[]
Plants blooms in the fall and winter with eight to ten 3 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plants are found in the dry swampy savannah of Brazil and Paraguay at elevations around 1000 meters.
Culture[]
Grow in intermediate to warm conditions with moderate to bright light. Water the plant right before the potting mix starts to dry. Plants should be potted in a well drain medium such as medium fir bark.
Naming[]
Common name: The Spotted Wing Oncidium
Synonyms[]
- Ampliglossum spilopterum (Lindl.) Campacci 2006
- Coppensia spiloptera (Lindl.) Campacci 2006
- Oncidium batemanianum var. spilopterum ( Lindl. ) Lindl. 1855
- Oncidium ghillanyi Pabst 1972; Oncidium saint-legerianum Rolfe 1892