Oncidium alexandrae

Oncidium alexandrae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Oncidium
Species:	O. alexandrae
Binomial name
Oncidium alexandrae (Bateman) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams[1]
Synonyms[1]
Odontoglossum alexandrae Bateman Odontoglossum alexandrae var. cooksonii B.S.Williams & T.Moore Odontoglossum alexandrae var. flaveolum (Rchb.f.) B.S.Williams & T.Moore Odontoglossum alexandrae var. giganteum F.Buyss. Odontoglossum alexandrae var. guttatum Hook.f. Odontoglossum alexandrae var. outramii B.S.Williams Odontoglossum alexandrae var. stevensii B.S.Williams & T.Moore Odontoglossum alexandrae var. trianae Hook.f. Odontoglossum alexandrae var. warneri F.Buyss. Odontoglossum alexandrae var. wilsonii B.S.Williams Odontoglossum bluntii Rchb.f. Odontoglossum crispum Lindl. Odontoglossum crispum var. bluntii (Rchb.f.) Stein Odontoglossum crispum var. chestertonii A.H.Kent Odontoglossum crispum var. flaveolum Rchb.f. Odontoglossum crispum var. hyperxanthum Rchb.f. Odontoglossum crispum var. latranum Bosschere Odontoglossum crispum var. lehmannii Rchb.f. Odontoglossum crispum var. lyntanthum F.Lehm. Odontoglossum crispum var. plumatum B.S.Williams Odontoglossum crispum var. reginae F.A.Philbrick Odontoglossum crispum var. trianae (Hook.f.) L.Linden & Rodigas Odontoglossum crispum var. wolstenholmiae Rchb.f. Odontoglossum crispum var. wrigleyanum B.S.Williams Odontoglossum edithiae R.Warner Odontoglossum latimaculatum Linden Odontoglossum reichenbachianum F.Lehm. Odontoglossum warocqueanum Linden & L.Linden

Oncidium alexandrae, synonyms including Odontoglossum crispum, is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Oncidium.^[1] Known as the curled odontoglossum, it is considered by many to be the most beautiful orchid of all but is also one of the most difficult to grow.^[2]