Odontoglossum bictoniense

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 Odontoglossum bictoniense subsp. var.  
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Odontoglossum bictoniense, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oblong, 2-3 in. long, 2-3-lvd.: Lvs. 1 ft. long, ensiform, undulate, spreading: raceme 3 ft. long; fls. 1½-2 in. across; sepals and petals subequal, linear-lanceolate, greenish yellow, blotched with brown; claw of the labellum bilamellate, blade cordate, acuminate, undulate, white or roseate. Autumn. Guatemala. B.M. 3812 (as Zygopetalum africanum).—This was the first odontoglossum to reach England in a living state. It is free-flowering, but not so good as plants subsequently intro. Var. album, Hort. like the type, but labellum pure white instead of wine-red; sepals and petals brown. I.H. 19:91.

Var. splendens, Ch. Lem. Labellum rose-lilac; other segms. spotted. Seems to be like the type, with more pronounced color. I.H. 12:449.


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