Caucaea alticola (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase 2001

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Common Name or Meaning The High Elevation Caucaea

Flower Size .8" [2 cm]

Found in Ecuador at elevations around 2700 to 3000 meters as a small sized, cold growing epiphyte with narrowly cylindrical, laterally compressed pseudobulbs carrying 2, apical, linear-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acute leaves that blooms on a slender, to 6 to 10" [15 to 25 cm] long, few flowered inflorescence with widely spaced flowers.

Synonyms Caucaea tarquiensis (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase 2001; *Oncidium alticola Stacy 1975; Oncidium tarquiense Stacy 1975

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 33 - 36 2057 - 2308 Brieger 1997 as Oncidium alticola; AOS Bulletin Vol 69 No 10 2000 as Oncidium alticola photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 70 No 10 2001 as Oncidium tarquiense; *Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001; *Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as C tarquiensis; Oncidium Vol 2 Koniger 2005 as Oncidium alticolum drawing not see addendum/photo fide; Oncidium Vol 2 Koniger 2005 as Oncidium alticolum addendum drawing fide; Orchid Species Culture Oncidium/Odontoglossum Bakers 2006 as Oncidium alticola

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