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Gomesa forbesii is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from southeastern Brazil, formerly placed in Oncidium. It is grown as a warm, bright houseplant that needs good air movement and a dry rest between waterings.
Gomesa forbesii is a species of orchid native to southeastern Brazil. It was formerly within the genus Oncidium until a phylogenetic study published in 2009 transferred it and some other Oncidium species to Gomesa.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gomesa forbesii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
