Oncidium incurvum
Object Details
- Description
- This small to medium sized orchid takes its name from the inward curve of its flowers’ petals when it first blooms. The petals tend to straighten out to a typical position over time.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- Year round; peaks from July to November
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2017-0013A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect to arching inflorescence is 3-5 feet (.9-1.5 meters) long with 35-80 purple and white flowers. Flowers are 1-1.5" (2.5-3.8 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Fragrant (weakly)
- Range
- Mexico (Veracruz to Chiapas)
- Habitat
- Evergreen cloud forests, upper mountain rainforests; 4265-7050ft (1300-2150m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Bent Oncidium
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Oncidium
- Species
- incurvum
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2017-0013A
