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Barbata	Cebolletae	Cimicifera	Concoloria	Crispa	Cucullata
Crytochilum	Disticha	Excavata	Glanduligera	Heterantha	Oblongata
Oncidium	Onusta	Paucituberculata	Planifolia	Planilabria	Plurituberculata
Pulvinata	Rhinocerotes	Rostrata	Serpentia	Stellata	Synsepala
		Verrucituberculata	Waluewa

The Oncidium Section PULVINATA This Section of five species includes divaricatum, harrisonianum, pulvinatum, robustissimum and sphegiferum. These plants have somewhat fleshy sepals. The petals and lip are membranaceous except for the callus. The pseudobulbs are small with a prominent terminal leaf enclosed by a non-leaf-bearing bract. The leaves have flat blades; somewhat fleshy in texture. The crest of the lip resembles a cushion, and is covered by soft downy hairs. 2 Onc. divaricatum Robustissimum is described by Williams7 as having "large flowers, the lip has the anterior part of the blade as broad as the lateral ones, the sepal and petals yellow at the top, brown at the bottom. The yellow lip has broad cinnamon coloured stripes". Native of Brazil, it has been cultivated since 1888.6 All of the species of this Section are native of Brazil. The plants described 6 as being free flowering, compact growers producing flowers that remain a long time in perfection as such they make suitable additions to most collections
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4.11.2001