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Oncidium bifolium is an epiphytic orchid from the genus Oncidium.
Description[]
Plants blooms in the summer with five to twenty 2.5 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plants are found in the lowland and montane forest of Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina at elevations of 1000 to 3000 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. Reduce watering during the winter.
Naming[]
Common name: The Two-Leaf Oncidium
Synonyms[]
- Ampliglossum bifolium (Sims) Campacci 2006
- Coppensia bifolia [Sims] Dumort. 1835
- Oncidium batemanianum Griseb 1879
- Oncidium bifolium var. majus hort. ex B.S. Williams
- Oncidium beyrodtianum Schltr 1910
- Oncidium celsianum A.Rich 1844
- Oncidium chrysothyrsus Rchb.f. ex R.Warner 1865
- Oncidium maculosum Lindl 1837