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The Oncidium Section Paucituberculata
These plants have conspicuous leaf bearing pseudobulbs which are clustered together. The flowers
have sepals and petals which are spreading, less than 5 mm long.
The lip has distinct lateral lobes, broadly rounded at their base, the disc provided with an even number of keels. The column is short,
bearing small car-like appendages, and a short rosteuum. The flowers are minute. 2
Eight species are listed: aberrans, amoenum, edwallii, hookeri, kraenziinianum,
loefgrenii, paranaense, and raniferum.
The listed 2 species are indicated as
being native of Brazil. Onc. hookeri has
small flowers, the petals and sepals oblong, nearly equal, yellow,
the petals spotted orange. The lip is three lobed, its base
orange or chestnut. It produces a 150 to 450 mm panicled scape in
the autumn. 6
Onc. raniferum produces small bright yellow flowers, the sepals and petals of which are bent back. The lip bears a large orange-red crest.
The many flowered scape is 175 mm or more long, sparinpy branched. Pseudobulbs are clustered, 25 to 50 mm long,
tapered and two leaved.
Oncidium raniferum
These require cool, moist conditions, in themain coming from quite high mountain habitats. The habitat pages can be usefully referred to, although
littpe specific cultural information is available. .
* ONCIDIUM SLIDE SHOW *
A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF ONCIDIUM ORCHIDS- click
on above link
A schedule of flowering times for the Crispa Section oncidiums is available on the follwing link
Crispa Section flowering times
Remember,
growing orchids is all about enjoying your plants
and sharing your growing success with friends and family.
Good luck and good growing.
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