Odontoglossum × andersonianum Rchb.f. 1868

Photo by Guido Deburghgraeve ©

Common Name Anderson's Odontoglossum [English Doctor and Orchid Enthusiast 1800's]

Flower Size 2.4" [6 cm]

Found in Colombia and Venezuela as a natural hybrid of O crispum and O. gloriosum [O odoratum?] at elevations around 2250 to 2800 meters as a medium sized, cold growing epiphyte with elliptic-ovoid, compressed pseudobulbs enveloped basally by several, disitchous, imbricate, leafless to leaf-bearing sheaths and carrying 2, apical, linear-lanceolate, linear to linear-oblanceolate, acute to subacute, attenuate below into the conduplicate base leaves that blooms on a paniculate, 20 to 24" [50 to 60 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence carrying fragrant flowers

Synonyms Odontoglossum × andersonianum var. splendens B.S.Williams 1888; Odontoglossum × baphicanthum Rchb.f. 1876; Odontoglossum × bleichroederianum Linden & L.Linden 1888; Odontoglossum × brassia Rchb.f. 1885; Odontoglossum × chestertonii auct. 1878; Odontoglossum crispum var. andersonianum (Rchb.f.) H.J.Veitch 1887; Odontoglossum crispum var. jenningsianum (Rchb.f.) H.J.Veitch 1887; Odontoglossum crispum var. rueckerianum (Rchb.f.) H.J.Veitch 1887; Odontoglossum × deltoglossum Rchb.f. 1881; Odontoglossum × grusonianum auct. 1888; Odontoglossum × hebraicum Rchb.f. 1879; Odontoglossum × histrionicum Rchb.f. 1882; Odontoglossum × jenningsianum Rchb.f. 1878; Odontoglossum × josephinae B.S.Williams 1885; Odontoglossum × measuresianum O'Brien 1885; Odontoglossum odoratum var. baphicanthum (Rchb.f.) H.J.Veitch 1887; Odontoglossum odoratum var. deltoglossum (Rchb.f.) H.J.Veitch 1887; Odontoglossum odoratum var. hebraicum (Rchb.f.) H.J.Veitch 1887; Odontoglossum × ortgiesianum Sander 1891; Odontoglossum × pollettianum O'Brien 1885; Odontoglossum × rueckerianum Rchb.f. 1873; Odontoglossum × schlesingerianum L.Linden 1889; Oncidium x andersonianum [Rchb.f] Chase & NH Wms. 2008;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915 as O crispum var ruckerianum; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915 as Odontoglossum crispum var andersonianum photo ok; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915 as O odoratum var baphicanthum; Atlas des Orchidees Cultivees Constantin 1920 as O x josephinae drawing good; Flora de Venezuela Volumen XV Part 5 Foldats 1970 drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 65 No 9 1996 photo good; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 12 2008 as Oncidium x andersonianum; AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #7 2010 drawing fide;

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