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Originally Posted by orchideric
Dear Mauro,
You'll be appy to know that your plant is the true Oncidium aculatum. There are 3 very closely related species that are often misidentified - the others are O. hintoni and D. lindleyi. The taxonomy was excellently worked out in Orquidea(Mex.) 12:297-316.1992.
A lovely thing, Eric
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You are right, they are very similar, especially O. maculatum and O. hintoni in my opinion. Thanks for the hint on the literature!
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Originally Posted by camille1585
It is gorgeous Mauro! ![dance](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/dance.gif) I agree with you, the white lip looks super nice. Looks like has Santa's beard. ![Coverlaugh](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/new/coverlaugh.gif)
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It's almost Christmas, so the old Santa comes to mind!!