How did orchids get their names? – Oncidium sotoanum

This very popular species has been known for almost two hundred years as Oncidium ornithorhynchum, collected by Humboldt and Bonpland, and described by Kunth in Nova Genera et Species Plantarum 1:345 (1816). But, like many others in recent years, it has undergone a name change.

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Text: Harry Zelenko and Gab van Winkel, painting: Harry Zelenko

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Harry Zelenko: zzz @ uio.satnet.net Gab van Winkel: gab.vanwinkel @ gmail.com Ron Parsons: flowershots @ hotmail.com

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How did orchids get their names? – Oncidium sotoanum

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