Member Plants

0 plants cultivated by members of ORCHIDS.ORG.

Upcoming Global Events

For Sale by Members

There are currently no photos of plants of Aurinocidium harrisonianum for sale by members of ORCHIDS.ORG. Below are other recent plants for sale:

B. perrinii $35.00 listed by Linda Hartman PORT ST LUCIE, USA Local Only

Dendrobium var. Love Memory 'Fizz' $30.00 listed by Eva Boczon Chicago, USA Local Only

BC Makai "Mayumi" listed by Archie McBroom Roan Mountain, Tn, USA
Do you have a plant for sale or trade which you cannot ship or do not want to bother shippping? No problem. Click here to make a local-only offer. It's a free service to our members.

Orchid Species: Aurinocidium harrisonianum

Kew currently accepted name is Grandiphyllum auricula

Aurinocidium harrisonianum is an orchid species identified by (Lindl.) Romowicz & Szlach. in 2006. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Grandiphyllum auricula.
Genus
Aurinocidium (Aurinocidium.)
Grex
harrisonianum
Parents
Species
Author
(Lindl.) Romowicz & Szlach.
Year
2006
Add To My Plants   List for Sale or Trade   Write an Article
ORIGIN: This miniature to small sized, cool to warm growing, lithophytic or epiphytic, cold to cool growing species is found in Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil on moss covered tree trunks in primary forests near streams in areas with hot dry days and cool nights with frequent dews at elevations around 1000 meters.

DESCRIPTION: This miniature to small sized, cool to warm growing, lithophytic or epiphytic, cold to cool growing species is found in Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil on moss covered tree trunks in primary forests near streams in areas with hot dry days and cool nights with frequent dews at elevations around 1000 meters with elliptic to somewhat round, light green, laterally compressed, ancipitous, pseudobulb partially enveloped basally by a few dry, leafless sheaths and carrying a single, apical, elliptic, acute, stiff, leathery, very fleshy, keeled below, shortly conduplicate below into the base leaf that blooms in the fall on a basal, erect to arching, 5 to 12 [12.5 to 30 cm] long, to 40 flowered inflorescence with basal branches and partially open flowers. This plant has a decided mule ear look but differs in having conspicuous pseudobulbs.

FLOWER SIZE: About 1/8 inch [5 to 6 mm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Oncidium Onc harrisonianum 1833 Lindl.
Add+ Grandiphyllum Gdp auricula 2006 (Vell.) Docha Neto
Add+ Oncidium Onc acrobotryum 1855 Klotzsch
Add+ Oncidium Onc auricula 1957 (Vell.) Pabst
Add+ Epidendrum Epi auricula 1831 Vell.
Add+ Oncidium Onc harrisoniae 1834 G.Lodd. ex Drapiez
Add+ Oncidium Onc pallidum 1840 Lindl.
Add+ Oncidium Onc pantherinum 1842 Hoffmanns.
Add+ Oncidium Onc pentaspilum 1844 Hoffmanns.
Add+ Oncidium Onc ramiferum 1855 Klotzsch
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Onc. harrisonianum 'Second Chance' (2 awards in 1998) Onc. harrisonianum 'Arborview' (1996) Onc. harrisonianum 'Elven Gold' (1994) Onc. harrisonianum 'Evergreen' (1983)
Log in to Add a Comment

Featured Site Articles

Read Latest Articles

Easy Orchids

Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago Suggestions for Choosing Plants Requiring Minimal Care THIS SEEMS LIKE AN IDEAL TOPIC for an article. Many of us want to enjoy orchid flowers with a minimum of fuss and I have found that most ... Read More

Beginners Start Here

Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 4 years ago A 12-Step Plan for Becoming a Successful Orchid Grower IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE ORCHID hobby and perhaps feel you are not enjoying the success with your plants that you had hoped for, read throug... Read More

Water: The Most Important Nutrient

Author is Roy Tokunaga, posted over 4 years ago We take water for granted.  It falls out of the sky.  It flows from the faucet.  Oahu city water is considered good for growing Orchids.   We use it without thought or concern. If you study orch... Read More

New Topics

  1. James W McCully asked question How to read archived articles ? in category General Discussion
  2. David George asked question recently purchased orchid - what to expect in category General Discussion
  3. Danielle Carbonneau asked question phalaenopsis, dendrochum and Odontoglossum in category Phalaenopsis
  4. Nicholas Filannino asked question Phalaenopsis William Kistler? in category General Discussion
  5. Mark Farran asked question How to open and read articles listed in category General Discussion
Ask a Question

Start a Topic

New Comments

  1. Louis Wilson commented on member plant E. alata f. alba by Louis Wilson
  2. Julie Ellner commented on member plant Phal. amabilis var. formosanum by Vickie Seibert
  3. Julie Ellner commented on member plant Rlc. Green Dragoon 'Mendenhall' by Jeanne Uzar Hudson
  4. Danielle Carbonneau commented on member plant Ons. Catatante 'Los Roble' by Henry Shaw
  5. Barry J Silver commented on orchid Lyon. SunCoast Pink Passion
  6. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Phalaenopsis William Kistler?" by Nicholas Filannino
  7. Carol Holdren commented on orchid Colm. Eric Gabriel Heines
  8. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Cattleya little susie" by Juliann Eckhard
  9. Carol Holdren commented on member plant Bc. Morning Glory by Chris Siolo
  10. R .Benson commented on member plant Kir. New Hybrid (Fred Clarke) SVO9831 by R .Benson
  11. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Blooming Stenglottis Venus “jamboree “" by John Urey
  12. Jeanne Uzar Hudson commented on member plant Lc. Canhamiana var. coerulea 'Cobalt' by Jeanne Uzar Hudson
  13. Jeanne Uzar Hudson commented on member plant Sns. gemmata by Jeanne Uzar Hudson
  14. Stefan Neher commented on topic "Orchid roots .com site?" by Mary Lane
  15. Kevin Barry commented on member plant Bul. Tammie Sue Pernas by Tony Pernas
  16. Linda Hartman commented on member plant Ctt. Final Blue by Linda Hartman
  17. Kevin Bergeson commented on member plant Paph. rothschildianum by Kevin Bergeson
  18. Carol Holdren commented on topic "recently purchased orchid shows unstoppable roots " by David George
  19. Michael Makio commented on orchid V. Beatrice Makio
  20. Carol Holdren commented on topic "shorter stem with less vigorous blooms" by katherine mott