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Oncidium auricula is an epiphytic orchid from the genus Oncidium.
Description[]
Plants blooms in the fall with around forty 6 mm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plants are found on moss covered trees in Rio de Janiero, Espiritu Santo, Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil at elevations around 1000 meters
Culture[]
Grow in cool to warm conditions with moderate to bright light. Water the plant right before the potting mix starts to dry. Plants should be potted in a well drain medium such as medium fir bark.
Naming[]
Common name: The Ear Oncidium
Synonyms[]
- Aurinocidium harrisonianum ( Lindl. ) Romowicz & Szlach. 2006
- Epidendrum auricula Vell. 1831
- Grandiphyllum auricula ( Vell. ) Docha Neto 2006
- Oncidium acrobotryum Klotzsch 1855
- Oncidium harrisonianum Lindl. 1833
- Oncidium pallidum Lindl. 1840
- Oncidium pantherinum Hoffmanns. ex Lindl. 1855
- Oncidium pentaspilum Hoffmanns. ex Lindl. 1855
- Oncidium ramiferum hort. ex Klotzsch 1855