Oncidium sphacelatum Lindl.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Orchidaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Pseudobulbs nearly cylindric, 8-12 cm. long, 1.5-2 cm. thick. Leaves linear, elongated, 3-10 dm. long, 1-2 cm. wide, flat, finely many-nerved; scape slender, 2 m. long or less, the flowers loosely panicled; bracts linear-lanceolate, 8-15 mm. long; pedicels slender, 1-2.5 cm. long; sepals lanceolate, about 16 mm. long, brownish, barred with yellow; petals similar to the sepals, but somewhat broader and shorter; lip bright yellow, about as long as the petals, its middle lobe 11-14 mm. wide; capsule oblong, about 2 cm. long.
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Distribution
On the ground in pine-lands and coppices, Abaco, Great Bahama, Andros, New Providence, Watling's Island, Crooked Island : Florida ; Cuba ; Central America.
Great Abaco Bahamas South America| Andros Island Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Crooked Island Bahamas South America| Florida United States of America North America| Cuba South America| Central America|