Oncidium coloratum

[smittensd]

Sweet miniature oncidium I picked up at Andy's Orchids a few weeks ago.


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[fishmom]

Ooh, that's pretty. I got a plant labeled Odontoglossum coloratum at a raffle recently, and I assume that it is the same thing, renamed? I hope so!

[Pattywack]

This is really nice, love the bloom. Looks like another for my list. Thank you for sharing!

[bethmarie]

What a lovely, curious little alien!

I'm so envious you can just go to Andy's. Although, when I think about it, it's probably a very good thing for me that Andy is located waaay over there.

[PaphMadMan]

Originally Posted by fishmom

Ooh, that's pretty. I got a plant labeled Odontoglossum coloratum at a raffle recently, and I assume that it is the same thing, renamed? I hope so!

You might see this as Gomesa colorata (probably the most accepted name now) or as Baptistonia colorata, but Odontoglossum coloratum has apparently never been a published name for this species, or any species. If you got a plant under that name someone was confused. I hope you can identify your plant when it flowers.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

You might see this as Gomesa colorata (probably the most accepted name now) or as Baptistonia colorata, but Odontoglossum coloratum has apparently never been a published name for this species, or any species. If you got a plant under that name someone was confused. I hope you can identify your plant when it flowers.

I just checked with Kew, and if this is indeed a properly labelled Oncidium coloratum, the currently accepted name by the Kew Checklist is Gomesa colorata.

[smittensd]

Originally Posted by bethmarie

What a lovely, curious little alien!



I'm so envious you can just go to Andy's. Although, when I think about it, it's probably a very good thing for me that Andy is located waaay over there.

Thanks! And you are right about 'just
going to Andy's' it's a blessing and a curse.


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[smittensd]

Originally Posted by TheBlazingAugust

I just checked with Kew, and if this is indeed a properly labelled Oncidium coloratum, the currently accepted name by the Kew Checklist is Gomesa colorata.

Thanks for the updates taxonomy info! I am confident that it is labeling correctly so I will update my records.


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[smittensd]

Originally Posted by Pattywack

This is really nice, love the bloom. Looks like another for my list. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks I was looking for another plant and Andy walked me through the greenhouse and showed me to this one while we were on our way. It's funny because my husband had been by the 'not for sale' section of these earlier and taken a photo to show me.

One day I hope mine will look like this!


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[fishmom]

My gosh, look at all those spikes and flowers!

I guess I have the mystery odontoglossum. It's a handwritten label from a member of my OS, so I guess I'll just have to be patient.