What is this orchid and is it healthy?

[Hedge]

Hi there,

I got this orchid as a seedling grown by a green fingered friend who has the parent but he doesn't know what it is. He thinks it may be Brazilian in origin.

The parent plant grows to about 8ft long and has panicles of small red flowers in May June time. It is obviously self fertile as he only has one.

It was about six inches tall when I got it in December and is now over a foot, producing new leaves regularly. It is on an east facing window and growing in gritty compost, very fine (my friend mostly grows cacti from seed,)

In the last week or so it has been warm for us, 70 degrees outside and I have noticed a dew drop forming at the node of each leaf on the stem. Is this normal?

Please help. All suggestions as to genus never mind species would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Ray]

Those photos are too small to even guess at the plant ID. Got larger ones?

"Honeydew", as it's known (taste it, you'll be amazed by the sweetness), is usually an indication that the plant is doing quite well.

[gixrj18]

Possibly an Epidendrum. My Epi. illense is reed-stemmed with soft, flimsy leaves....similar to this.

[Hedge]

Thanks for the encouraging note about its health, Ray. I seem to have problems sizing attachments, I'll try putting the master picture in my gallery.

Epidendrum sounds like a possibility judging by a quick look on google. Thanks Jasen

Regards

[Roly0217]

It does look like a reed-stemed epidendrum to me as well

[maitaman]

It looks like Epi. radicans to me. they are found all over Central and much of South America. I have found on clear concolor yellow and all shades from yellow to deep crimson. They are a very nice orchid that is easy and rewarding. At altitude they bloom year-around. At lower elevations they will bloom for as little as two months to six months. The plant habit has much to do with light. they grow like yours in moderate (cattleya) light and are much smaller and tend to reddish leaves in full sunlight.
Then again, it might be something else,but I'd say Epi. radicans from the pic.

[Ross]

Maybe radicans, but without a photo of the flower it would be tough to say for sure. Radicans does get pretty tall, though.

[Ray]

Those leaves look too long to be Epi. radicans

[gixrj18]

My radicans is only about 2-3 feet long, and it has leaves up to 4". If this one came from a six foot plant, I could see the leaves getting this big. At first glance, I thought the leaves looked to flimsy to be radicans. The more I look at it, I think they are just curling around to face the light.
I think another possibility is Arachnis, they look almost identical to radicans and can grow up to fifteen feet....and have longer leaves. But by the description of the flowers, I would go with radicans.

[Hedge]

Hi guys

I am hoping to get a pic of the flowers on Friday evening my time, will upload it about 2200gmt so wait until then for the debate to continue!

the leaves are currently about 2.5 inches long but they are getting longer as it grows and the internodal distance has also increased as the summer has come.

Thanks for all your help