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Odontoglossum
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Odontoglossum

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Also known as Odm.

Odontoglossum, first named in 1816 by Karl Sigismund Kunth, is a formerly accepted genus of orchids that is now regarded as a synonym of Oncidium. Several hundred species have previously been placed in Odontoglossum. The scientific name of the genus is derived from the Greek words odon (tooth) and glossa (tongue), referring to the two tooth-like calluses on the base of the lip.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Observations recorded812

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
290
With media
258
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
INECOL, ECOSUR, SEL, F, AMES, GH
Recorded in
Mexico, Panama, Peru, Colombia, Perú, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Orchid
Image
Odontoglossum crispum.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Odontoglossum
Commons category
Odontoglossum
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8382
Commons gallery
Odontoglossum
taxon common name
齿舌兰属
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Former species
  • Natural hybrids
  • Intergeneric hybrids
  • References

Odontoglossum, first named in 1816 by Karl Sigismund Kunth, is a formerly accepted genus of orchids that is now regarded as a synonym of Oncidium. Several hundred species have previously been placed in Odontoglossum. The scientific name of the genus is derived from the Greek words odon (tooth) and glossa (tongue), referring to the two tooth-like calluses on the base of the lip. Species formerly placed in this genus are cool to cold growing orchids to be found on open spots in the humid cloud forest at higher elevations from Central- and West South America to Guyana, with most species around the northern Andes. The abbreviation for this genus is '''Odm.' in the horticultural trade. Many of the species formerly placed in the genus are in great demand with orchid lovers because of their spectacular and flamboyant flowers.

==Description==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Odontoglossum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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