Aaron was right, the original publication was in Blumea, as given below: >I'm sure Peter will straighten me out on this, but TROPICOS notes that it was >published a little earlier by de Vogel in Blumea 30(1): 199 in 1984.
------------------------------------------------- In response to my comment "The pollinator is unknown", Iris said: "I gather from the original description that it is self-pollinating." Iris, the sentence Ed used in his description was "A very high percentage of the flowers set fruit; the plant is probably autogamous". Please note the word "probably". I have now seen a considerable number of these plants in Central Sulawesi, where it is fairly common and quite widespread. I have never seen capsules on the inflorescences. My hypothesis is: E. kinabaluensis is a Sulawesi species, and that a pollinator exists for this species in Sulawesi. A outrider population consisting of an autogamous form of the species has established itself on Mount Kinabalu. These mountains rise above the surrounding lowland rainforest in much the same way as islands rise out of the ocean. Many authors have noted that when an orchid species progressively colonises its way from island to island across the ocean, an autogamous form often leads the way. They have an obvious advantage when it comes to establishing a foothold in a new location. Several authors have noted that a similar phenomena occurs with mountain species. Cheers, Peter O'Byrne _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
