Oncidium altissimum

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Oncidium altissimum']

English: Wydler's dancing-lady orchid

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Cymbidieae • Subtribus: Oncidiinae • Genus: Oncidium • Species: Oncidium altissimum (Jacq.) Sw. (1800)

Synonyms
Basionym Epidendrum altissimum Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 30 (1760) Homotypic synonyms Cymbidium altissimum (Jacq.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 74 (1799) Xeilyathum altissimum (Jacq.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 62 (1837) Heterotypic synonyms Oncidium forkelii Scheidw., Allg. Gartenzeitung 10: 309 (1842)

Type species

Flowers

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Botanical illustrations

Oncidium altissimum
plate 2990 in:
Curtis's Bot. Magazine
(Orchidaceae),
vol. 57,
(1827)
Oncidium altissimum
plate 1651 in:
Edwards's Bot. Register
(Orchidaceae),
vol. 19,
(1833)
Oncidium altissimum
plate 1851 in:
Edwards's Bot. Register
(Orchidaceae),
vol. 22,
(1836)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Oncidium altissimum.

Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Oncidium altissimum