Tolumnia variegata
{{Short description|Species of orchid}}
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| image = Tolumnia variegata.jpg
| image_caption = Illustration of Tolumnia variegata
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Tolumnia (plant)
| species = variegata
| synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Tolumnia variegata (Sw.) Braem |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A942520-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=17 March 2024}}
| synonyms =*Epidendrum variegatum Sw.
- Epidendrum carinatum Vahl
- Cymbidium variegatum (Sw.) Sw.
- Oncidium variegatum (Sw.) Sw.
- Oncidium velutinum Lindl. & Paxton
- Oncidium leiboldii Rchb.f.
- Oncidium variegatum var. velutinum (Lindl. & Paxton) Griseb.
- Epidendrum haseltonianum A.D.Hawkes
- Oncidium leiboldii var. album Moir & A.D.Hawkes
- Oncidium leiboldii var. majus Moir & A.D.Hawkes
- Oncidium variegatum var. purpureum Moir & A.D.Hawkes
- Oncidium variegatum var. roseum Moir & A.D.Hawkes
- Oncidium velutinum var. purpureum Moir
- Oncidium caymanense Moir
- Oncidium furcyense Moir
- Oncidium cubense Moir
- Oncidium varvelum Moir
- Oncidium variegatum f. album (Moir & A.D.Hawkes) Withner
- Oncidium variegatum f. furcyense (Moir) Withner
- Oncidium variegatum f. majus (Moir & A.D.Hawkes) Withner
- Oncidium variegatum f. purpureum (Moir) Withner
- Oncidium variegatum f. roseum (Moir & A.D.Hawkes) Withner
- Oncidium variegatum f. varvelum (Moir) Withner
- Oncidium variegatum subsp. leiboldii (Rchb.f.) Withner
- Oncidium variegatum subsp. velutinum (Lindl. & Paxton) Withner
- Tolumnia caymanensis (Moir) Braem
- Tolumnia leiboldii (Rchb.f.) Braem
- Tolumnia velutina (Lindl. & Paxton) Braem
- Tolumnia borinquinensis Sauleda & Ragan
}}
Tolumnia variegata, commonly known as the harlequin dancing-lady orchid or variegated oncidium in English and as {{lang|es|angelito}} or {{lang|es|angelitos}} in Spanish, is a species of orchid native to the Caribbean.
Distribution and habitat
T. variegata is native to the Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman), Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. It inhabits both moist and dry forests at all but the highest elevations, and is the most widespread member of the genus Tolumnia.{{cite book |last1=Ackerman |first1=James D. |year=1992 |title=The Orchids of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (Las Orquídeas de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes) |publisher=University of Puerto Rico |page=86 |isbn=0847723429}}
Description
T. variegata is a stoloniferous plant with flattened pseudobulbs. Plants are variable in size. The leaves are long with a pointed tip, measuring approximately {{cvt|12|cm}} long and {{cvt|1.5|cm}} wide. The inflorescence grows to {{cvt|40|cm}} long, bearing up to 30 flowers.{{cite book |last1=Llamacho |first1=Juan A. |last2=Larramendi |first2=Julio A. |year=2005 |title=The Orchids of Cuba (Las Orquídeas de Cuba) |publisher=Greta Editores |page=68 |isbn=9788493361525}} The flowers are highly variable in size, shape, and colouration, but are usually white (sometimes pink) with a yellow column and brown to purple spots on the labellum.{{cite journal |last1=Calvo |first1=Ricardo N. |year=1993 |title=Evolutionary Demography of Orchids: Intensity and Frequency of Pollination and the Cost of Fruiting |journal=Ecology |publisher=Ecological Society of America |volume=74 |issue=4 |pages=1033–1042 |doi=10.2307/1940473 |jstor=1940473|bibcode=1993Ecol...74.1033C }}
Ecology
References
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Category:Flora of the Cayman Islands
Category:Flora of the Dominican Republic
Category:Orchids of Puerto Rico
Category:Flora of the British Virgin Islands
Category:Flora of the United States Virgin Islands
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