[OGD] Re: Laelia roots

K. Barrett writes: So, no input on whether Laelias root before bloom or after bloom? Just today I was looking at new roots on a young (not big enough to bloom yet) Laelia tenebrosa (if its still considered a Laelia, and not a Cattleya), appearing as the new growth is about 1/3 mature. And new

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 283

Oliver Sparrow writes: "Here is a picture of an orchid found growing at 1500m in Pampa Hermosa, near Satipo in Perú. http://www.trekperu.org/orchid.jpg I would dearly like to know what it is - even the genus! The flowers are as illustrated, around 12 cm across. The plant stands around 3-5m tall,

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 283

From: "Andy Easton" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OGD] Reply to Dennis. Andy wrote: "... Although I have been accused of hating all taxonomists, I actually see where they have some value in the orchid world as long as they don't take themselves too seriously. Many posters on this list help to

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 283

Peter Croezen wrote: Flower looks like Sobralia macrantha. Many thanks - I'll go with that. It was growing with some delicate snow white Sobralias, clinging to rocks. These had the standard reed stem, about 80 cm long, and alternate rounded red-brown leaves about 7 cm along its length. Flowers

[OGD] Peruvian species in Pampa Hermosa

Hi Oliver, Your Peruvian species may be Epistephium duckei Huber rather than a Sobralia. Cheers, Gary Gary Yong Gee Roger Sawkins Phone 61 (0)7 3398 4222 PO Box 57, Cannon Hill Qld 4170 Australia http://www.yonggee.name

[OGD] The Mistery Sobralia from Peru

I did a search on the Sobralias annotated for Peru (it is so nice to have the advance search feature in the Kew Monocot Checklist) and I got the following names listed. So it seems that Sobralia macrantha cannot be the plant in question. According to the Kew list, this is the geographical

[OGD] Re: Clones

In a message dated 6/2/05 10:50:52 PM, Robert Bedard writes: The other clones of Be Tris 'Ching Hua #3' that I have, have never produced a peloric flower. This clone is a pretty stable peloric. You are having a problem with the term clone. Be Tris 'Ching Hua #3' is a clone. Everything with that

[OGD] unknown orchid Pampo Hermosa, Peru

Oliver, The orchid pictured is an Epistephium, perhaps E. hernandii. The flowers of the dozen or so species in the genus are all similar. Your guess as to whether it might be Vanilla was a good one, as Dressler places the genus in the subtribe, Vanillinae. Unlike Vanilla, Epistephium does

[OGD] Aerides name

Peter, I recently had cause to question the currenly accepted name for what was known as Aerides fieldingii. I e-mailed the Registrar at the RHS and his reply was the " Roseum" was the accepted name in use at the RHS. Julian went into detail about masculine feminine, neuter? etc . The upshot is

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 283

Dear Oliver I am not an expert, but the description of the leaf suggests to me the genus Epistephium. The flower certainly does resemble a Sobralia. I would peruse the web page by Nina Rach, possibly contact her for her opinion. http://www.autrevie.com/Sobralia/ Another good person to

[OGD] RE: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 284

Here is a picture of an orchid found growing at 1500m in Pampa Hermosa, near Satipo in Perú. http://www.trekperu.org/orchid.jpg I would dearly like to know what it is - even the genus! The flowers are as illustrated, around 12 cm across. The plant stands around 3-5m tall, winding through

[OGD] Unknown orchid

Dennis is correct. Eric Christenson ad Dave Bennett are the ones who will be able to identify the Sobralia. I was thinking of Sobralia altissima, which I believe grows at a much higher elevation than 1500 meters, where Oliver's' was found growing. However, I must say that I did seea

[OGD] Iris' correction

Thanks Iris, you are right (although splitting hairs) over my incorrect use of the word clones when I clearly meant plants. (That is what I get for typing too fast, while thinking about something else.) If you don't believe that I understand Orchid Nomenclature, you are free to visit this

[OGD] Epistephium link

Again, Nina Rach comes to the rescue. http://sobralia.autrevie com/Epistephium_TheGenus.html It has some pictures. Jose ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] List of Taxonomists (continued)

Message: 4 Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 09:18:29 -0400 From: Andy Easton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OGD] Well done Guido! I guess I did give you the lead in for that shot at Kew. Fair enough too, though I think we should allow for someone to learn taxonomy after their earlier forays into other

[OGD] Aerides name

Hi Roy. That's what Phil Cribb told me several years ago, so I dutifully changed all my Aerides name-endings to the neuter form. However, Phil never told me why Aerides is neuter (and I had no reason to ask), so, in the wake of Pandelis' son of revelation, I'm hoping someone will provide