Oncidium ensatum

Oncidium ensatum, the Latin American orchid^[3] or Florida dancinglady orchid, is a species of orchid found in southern Florida, southern Mexico (Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula), Central America, Cuba, the Bahamas, and northwestern Venezuela.^[2][4][5]

Oncidium ensatum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Oncidium
Species:	O. ensatum
Binomial name
Oncidium ensatum Lindl.
Synonyms[2]
Oncidium cerebriferum Rchb.f. Oncidium confusum Rchb.f. Cyrtopodium verrucosum Griseb. Oncidium floridanum Ames

Oncidium ensatum is usually epiphytic but sometimes terrestrial, up to 100 cm (39 in) tall (not including the inflorescence). The leaves are narrowly linear to lanceolate, each up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The inflorescence is either arching or hanging, up to 250 cm (98 in) long. The flowers are yellow with brown spots.^[4]