Oncidium excavatum

Oncidium excavatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Oncidium
Species:	O. excavatum
Binomial name
Oncidium excavatum Lindl.[1]

Oncidium excavatum, is also known as the Hollow Oncidium.^[2]

Taxonomy

Synonyms include Oncidium aurosum, Oncidium boissieri, Oncidium excavatum var. dawsonii, Oncidium rupestre and Oncidium skinneri.^[2]

Description

The flowers, sepals and petals are yellow, spotted with brown.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

O. excavatum is found naturally in Brazil^[3], Peru, Colombia and Ecuador and grows on steep embankments in moist montane forest at elevations of 2400-2800 meters.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Oncidium excavatum". Swiss Orchid Foundation. http://orchid.unibas.ch/phpMyHerbarium/114180/1////specimen.php. Retrieved 2009-04-26. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Pfahl, Jay. "Oncidium excavatum". IOSPE. http://www.orchidspecies.com/oncexcavatum.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-26. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Bohn, Henry (1846). The British florist. H.G.Bohn. pp. 311. http://books.google.com.au/books/download/The_British_florist.pdf?id=euVIAAAAMAAJ&output=pdf&sig=ACfU3U0jklruAVZkr14dvapKzQc4ziDzpA&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0.