The structures in the photo of P. besseae from Pablo's post look, to me, like the 'windows' that are found in the leaves of pitcher plants of the genus Sarracenia.
See the photos and discussion at: 1. http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/assets/documents/sarrps.pdf 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarracenia S. psittacina was a prominent plant in my grandmother's yard and contiguous habitats in south Georgia, as was S. flava; sundews (Drosera), butterworts (Pinguicula), and Cleistes divaricata (which fits in with the basic topic of this list), and Burmannia (which partly fits) also were parts of this array. I've posted some photos of Sarracenia, orchids, and other plants from such habitats at: http://homepages.gac.edu/~bobrien/photos_per/plant_photos.html. The link is now, in a number of ways, out of date, but the Sarracenia photos are still my most recent. Brian O'Brien At 07:06 PM 1/23/2006, you wrote: >Has anybody seen P. bessae with a lip with a high degree of >transparent tissue in the lip like this one? I have seen that in the >flavum forma but not on regular red and oranges... is it normal? > >http://www.peruorchids.com/galeria/p/phragmipedium/Phragmipedium-besseae1.htm > >Thanks > >Pablo Bermudez >Lima, Peru > >_______________________________________________ >the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) >[email protected] >http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com -- Brian A. O'Brien, Department of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082 U.S.A. e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. (507)933-7310 fax (507)933-7041 http://www.gustavus.edu/~bobrien _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
