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Oncidium

The genus Oncidium is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Oncidium

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Oncidium abortivum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium abruptum Linden & Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium acinaceum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium adamantinum Marçal & Cath. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium adelaidae Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium albicans Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium albini Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium allenii Dressler Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium altissimum (Jacq.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium amabile Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium amictum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium amoenum A.Rich. & Galeotti Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium andradeanum Dodson & D.E.Benn. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium angustisegmentum D.E.Benn. & Christenson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ansiferum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium anthocrene Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium antioquiense Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ariasii Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium aurarium Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium auricula (Vell.) Pabst Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium auriculatoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium auriferum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ayabacanum D.E.Benn. & Christenson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium baccatum Garay & Dunst. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium barbaceniae Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium barbatum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium batemannianum Parm. ex Knowles & Westc. Accepted M TRO
Oncidium baueri Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium befortianum Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium bennettii Christenson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium beyrodtioides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium bicolor Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium bifolium Sims Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium blanchetii Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium bohnkianum V.P.Castro & G.F.Carr Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium boothianum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium brachyandrum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium brachystachys Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium bracteatum Warsz. & Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium braunii Regel Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium brevilabrum Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium brienianum Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium brunleesianum Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium bryocladium Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium bryolophotum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium buchtienii Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium buchtienoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium bustosii Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium cajamarcae Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium calanthum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium caldense Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium calimanianum (Guiard) Königer Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium cardiostigma Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium cariniferum (Rchb.f.) Beer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium × cassolanum V.P.Castro & Campacci Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium caucanum Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium chapadense V.P.Castro & Campacci Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium × charlesworthii H.J.Veitch Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium cheirophorum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium chrysomorphum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium chrysopteranthum Lückel Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium chrysopterum (Lindl.) Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ciliatum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium citrinum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium cogniauxianum Schltr. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium × colnagoi Pabst Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium coloratum Königer & J.G.Weinm.bis Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium concolor Hook. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium cornigerum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium crassopterum Chiron Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium crispum Lodd. ex Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium cristatellum Garay Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium croesus Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium cruciatum Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium cruciferum Rchb.f. & Warsz. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium cruentoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium culex Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium cultratum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium culuenense (Docha Neto & Benelli) Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium cycnicolle Rchb. f. Accepted M TRO
Oncidium dactyliferum Garay & Dunst. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium dactylopterum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium damacenoi (Chiron & V.P.Castro) Königer Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium dasytyle Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium decorum Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium deltoideum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium dichromaticum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium disciferum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium discobulbon Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium divaricatum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium donianum Bateman ex W.Baxter Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium echinops Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium edmundoi Pabst Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium edwallii Cogn. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium emilii Schltr. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium endocharis Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ensatum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium estradae Dodson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium exalatum Hágsater Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium exasperatoides D.E.Benn. & Christenson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium excavatum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium excellens (Rchb. f.) M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium fasciculatum Hágsater Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium fasciferum Rchb.f. & Warsz. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium fimbriatum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium fleckiorum Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium flexuosum Lodd. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium floryi (Rolfe) M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium forbesii Hook. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium fuchsii Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium fuscans Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium fuscatum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium fuscopetalum (Hoehne) Garay & Stacy Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium gardneri Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium × gardstyle Braem & Campacci Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium geertianum C.Morren Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium gilvum (Vell.) Pabst Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium gracile Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium graciliforme C.Schweinf. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium graminifolium (Lindl.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium gravesianum Rolfe Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium guatemalenoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium gutfreundianum Chiron & V.P.Castro Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium hapalotyle Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium hastatum (Bateman) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium hastilabium (Lindl.) Beer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium heinzelii Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium hernandezii Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium herzogii Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium heteranthum Poepp. & Endl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium heterodactylum Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium hians Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium hieroglyphicum Rchb.f. & Warsz. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium hintonii L.O.Williams Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium hirtzoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium hookeri Rolfe Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium hrubyatoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium hydrophilum Barb.Rodr. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium hyphaematicum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium imitans Dressler Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium incurvum Barker ex Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium × inopinatum Christenson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium inouei T.Hashim. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium insigne (Rolfe) Christenson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ionopterum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium iricolor Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium isopterum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium isthmi Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium itapetingense V.P.Castro & Chiron Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium jarmilae Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium karwinskii (Lindl.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium kautskyi Pabst Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium kraenzlinianum Cogn. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium laeve (Lindl.) Beer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium lancifolium Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium leinigii Pabst Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium leleui R.Jiménez & Soto Arenas Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium lentiginosum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium leopardinum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium lepidum Linden & Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium lepturum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium leucochilum Bateman ex Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium leucomelas (Rchb.f.) Dressler & N.H.Williams Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium lietzei Regel Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium ligiae Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium limbatum (Rchb. f.) M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium lindleyoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium lineoligerum Rchb.f. & Warsz. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium × litum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium loefgrenii Cogn. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium longicornu Mutel Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium longipes Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium lucasianum Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium lueroroides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium luteum Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium lykaiosii R.Vásquez & Dodson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium macropetalum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium maculatum (Lindl.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium maduroi Dressler Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium magdalenae Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium magnificum Senghas Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium maizifolium Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium majevskyi Toscano & V.P.Castro Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium manningianum Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium mantense Dodson & R.Estrada Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium manuelariasii M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium marshallianum Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium martianum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium martinezii Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium massangei E.Morren Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium mathieuanum Rchb.f. & Warsz. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium mathiewanum Rchb. f. & Warsz. Accepted M TRO
Oncidium micropogon Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium microstigma Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium millianum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium minaxoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium mirandoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium montanum Barb.Rodr. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium nebulosum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium niesseniae Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium nigratum Lindl. & Paxton Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium nitidum Barb.Rodr. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium oblongatum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium obryzatoides Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium obryzatum Rchb.f. & Warsz. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ochtodes Rchb. f. Accepted M TRO
Oncidium oliganthum (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams ex Correll Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium orbatum Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ornithocephalum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ornithopodum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ornithorhynchum Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium orthostatoides D.E.Benn. & Christenson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium orthotis Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ottonis Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ouricanense V.P.Castro & Campacci Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium oviedomotae Hágsater Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium pabstii Campacci & C.Espejo Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium panamense Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium panchrysum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium panduratum Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium panturatoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium papilioides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium paranaense Kraenzl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium paranapiacabense Hoehne Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium pardoglossum Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium parviflorum L.O.Williams Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium pectorale Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium peltiforme Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium pentadactylon Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium pergameneum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium peruvianoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium pictoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium pictum Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium picturatum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium pirarense Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium planilabre Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium platychilum Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium polyadenium Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium polycladium Rchb.f. ex Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium polyodontum Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium pongratzianum Königer & J.Portilla Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium pontagrossense Campacci Accepted M TRO
Oncidium portillae Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium portillaellum M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium portilloides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium posadaroides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium posadarum Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium praestanoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium praetextum Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium pubes Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium punctulatum Dressler Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium pyxidophorum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium ramosum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium raniferum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium reductum Kraenzl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium reflexum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium regentii V.P.Castro & G.F.Carr Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium reichenbachianum (Kraenzl.) M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted L TRO
Oncidium reichenheimii (Linden & Rchb.f.) Garay & Stacy Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium retusum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium reversoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium riograndense Cogn. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium riviereanum St.-Lég. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium rodrigoi Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium romanii Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium roseoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium rutkisii Foldats Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium sarcodes Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium saxicola Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium schillerianum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium schroederianum (O'Brien) Garay & Stacy Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium schunkeanum Campacci & Cath. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium schwambachiae V.P.Castro & Toscano Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium × scullyi Pabst & A.F.Mello Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium sellowii Cogn. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium sessile Lindl. & Paxton Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium silvanoi Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium silvanum V.P.Castro & Campacci Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium sotoanum R. Jiménez & Hágsater Accepted M TRO
Oncidium sphacelatum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium spilopterum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium stelligerum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium stenobulbon Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium stenoglossum (Schltr.) Dressler & N.H.Williams Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium storkii Ames & C.Schweinf. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium tectum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium tenellum F.Gérard Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium tenuipes Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium tenuoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium tetrotis Rchb.f. & Warsz. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium tigratum Rchb.f. & Warsz. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium tigrinum Lex. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium tipuloides Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium toachicum Dodson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium trachycaulon Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium trinasutum Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium truncatum Pabst Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium tsubotae Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium uhlii (Chiron & V.P.Castro) Königer Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium unguiculatum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium unguiculoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium uniflorum Booth ex Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium universitas-cuencae Königer & D.Vázquez Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium varicosum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium vasquezii Christenson Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium veltenianum (V.P.Castro & Chiron) Königer Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium venustum Drapiez Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium vernixium Linden & Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium vexillarium (Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.) Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium viperinum Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium wallisoides M.W. Chase & N.H. Williams Accepted M TRO
Oncidium waluewa Rolfe Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium warmingii Rchb.f. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium warscewiczii Rchb. f. Accepted M TRO
Oncidium warszewiczii Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium weddellii Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium welteri Pabst Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium wentworthianum Bateman ex Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium widgrenii Lindl. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium williamsii Schltr. Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium wittmannianum Königer Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium xanthornis Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP
Oncidium zappii Pabst Accepted L WCSP
Oncidium zelenkoanum Dressler & Pupulin Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 1,201 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Oncidium. Of these 324 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 216 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Oncidium. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 1,201 species names for the genus Oncidium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 324 27.0%
◕ Synonym 823 68.5%
◕ Unplaced 6 0.5%
◕ Unassessed 48 4.0%

All names

The status of the 1,417 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Oncidium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 325 22.9%
◕ Synonym 1,036 73.1%
◕ Unplaced 6 0.4%
◕ Unassessed 50 3.5%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 1,201 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Oncidium, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 206 581 0 0 787 65.5%
Medium confidence 35 144 0 0 179 14.9%
Low confidence 83 98 6 48 235 19.6%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Oncidium, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 36 146 0 35 0 217 18.1%
WCSP 288 677 6 0 0 971 80.8%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.1%