Catasetum kleberianum - Orchid Board

Gena · #1 10-15-2009, 03:06 PM

Catasetum kleberianum is a rare Brazilian species which was described by Pedro Ivo Soares Braga in 1994. It was named in honor of Kleber G. de Lacerda Jr., who discovered the species. It is distributed in Amazonas State of Brazil in municipality of Borba.
Plant which I luckily could buy from Brazil for two years ago is flowering now for the very first time.

Bruno De Toni · #2 10-15-2009, 03:38 PM

Well Gena now you impress me with this rare plant. What a coincidence, today at lunch time I was looking to this page : Untitled Document and there is one picture of the Catasetum kleberianum. I said to myself what a nice plant, that is something I should have in my collection. I could not imagine you will show it in this thread. I really like the waxy thick yellow lip. What about geographic distribution in Brazil ???, and it is fragant ??, do you know something about it. Congratulations and thanks for sharing such a piece of art.

Gena · #3 10-17-2009, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruno De Toni

do you know something about it.

Bruno, I do have information about this species from Arthur W. Holst. Do you have his book ”The World of Catasetums”?

Bruno De Toni · #4 10-17-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gena

Bruno, I do have information about this species from Arthur W. Holst. Do you have his book ”The World of Catasetums”?

Yes Gena I have it, but at this moment is in the hands of Jan who is taking a look at the book, by the way very hard to find on this days.

Olga · #5 10-15-2009, 03:48 PM

You know, normally, I am not a jealous person, but your plants and photos definitely affect my disposition.

Beautiful plant, Gena! Congratulations!

Gena · #6 10-15-2009, 04:00 PM

Bruno,
Olga,
Thank you so very much!

Bruno, it was quite good information about Catasetum kleberianum at www.orkideas.com.br .... I don't know what happened now, but I can't open that site any more .... weird ….

Oh, sorry ... I forgot to say about fragrance .... actually, Bruno, I don't know yet

.... I came back from a Congress in Spain yesterday evening and today came home quite late from my job .... fragrance of Catasetums is strongest before noon , so .... I promise, I will smell it during weekend!

isurus79 · #7 10-15-2009, 05:59 PM

Another great one Gena! This is another one I've never heard of or seen. You sure do have an amazing Catasetinae collection!!

Shirley · #8 10-15-2009, 10:08 PM

You have wonderful Catasetums, Gena. This is another beautifully grown one and great photography too. Congratulations!

Gena · #9 10-17-2009, 10:03 AM

Steve,
Shirley,
Thank you very much!

BTW, I did change the pictures just to show you very unusual “thing”. Take a look at first picture. Do you see something abnormal there? I’ve never seen it before during all this years.

Bruno De Toni · #10 10-17-2009, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Gena

Steve,
Shirley,
Thank you very much!

BTW, I did change the pictures just to show you very unusual “thing”. Take a look at first picture. Do you see something abnormal there? I’ve never seen it before during all this years.

Also to me is first time to see a cluster of flowers at the end tip of the spike, very unusual.