Oncidium tigrinum

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 Oncidium tigrinum subsp. var.  
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Oncidium tigrinum, LaLlave & Lex. (O. Barkeri, Lindl. O. unguiculatum, Lindl.). Fig. 2579. Pseudobulbs oval, compressed, 2-lvd.: Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, thick, 1 ft. long: panicle erect, stout, 3 ft. high; fls. 2½ in across; sepals and petals similar, lanceolate, undulate, rich reddish brown, with few bars and spots of yellow; labellum yellow, with a very large, or- bicular-reniform blade supported on a long claw, lateral lobes oblong. Winter. Mex. I.H. 1:2; 22:221. P.M. 14:97. R.H. 1889, p. 176.—Very much like 0. splendidum, from which it differs by the longer claw of the labellum having a thick keel, and the oblong lateral lobes of the labellum. Both are among the most showy oncidiums in cult. Var. grandiflorum, Hort., is advertised. Var. Crookii, Hort. Sepals and petals marked with light brown bands.


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