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Dancing-lady orchid

Tolumnia

Also called Equitant Oncidiums

Dancing-lady orchid
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid

About

Tolumnia (abbreviated Tolu.), is a genus in the family Orchidaceae. Previously known as the "equitant oncidiums", the species were segregated from the mega-genus Oncidium by Guido Braem in 1986. Dancing-lady orchid is a common name for some species in this genus.

Where it grows

The genus is primarily native to the Greater Antilles, with a few species extending into Florida, the Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America and northern South America (from Colombia to French Guiana).

Other Tolumnia plants

Little Yellow Angel Orchid · Tolumnia guttata · Tolumnia pulchella · Dancing Lady · Harlequin dancing-lady orchid

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tolumnia (plant) by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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