Oncidium ornithorhynchum Kunth is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Oncidium ornithorhynchum Kunth

Oncidium ornithorhynchum Kunth

Oncidium ornithorhynchum Kunth is an orchid species found from Mexico to Colombia that was recognized as distinct from O. sotoanum in 2010.

Family
Genus
Oncidium
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Oncidium ornithorhynchum Kunth

Oncidium ornithorhynchum Kunth is a species of orchid that ranges from Mexico to Colombia in its distribution. This species was long confused with Oncidium sotoanum, which produces pink flowers, before it was formally recognized as a distinct separate species and given its own name in 2010.

Photo: (c) Lucas Ramírez, all rights reserved, uploaded by Lucas Ramírez

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Oncidium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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