!Oliveriana egregia Rchb. f. 1877 TYPE Photo courtesy of Dr Leslie Garay Copyright ©, Leslie Garay Archives
Photo by © Luis Eduardo Alvarez
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Common Name The Outstanding Oliveriana
Flower Size 1.5" [3.75 cm]
Found in Colombia at elevations of 1800 to 3100 meters as a small sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte that blooms in the spring on a racemose, several flowered inflorescence.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae Vol 3 Reichenbach 1883 drawing fide; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; AOS Bulletin Vol 32 No 1 1963 drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 39 No 3 1970; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 32 1977 - 2056 Brieger 1996 ; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 6 COS 1998 photo fide; Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium, Bakers 2006; Orquideologia Vol 27 #1 2010 photo fide;
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