Stanhopea Penelope ( no way )

[Gwallogwyn]

I got this one 13 years ago along with the "dodsoniana" from Hoosier Orchids. This is its first flowering. It smells like turpentine with a hint of mothballs. There is no way this can be penelope. It sould be a primary hybrid
between stan. ecornuta and oculata. There is absolutely
no indication of ecornuta in this hybrid. Primary hybrids of ecornuta have inflorescences that are two and occasionally three flowered. Never 8 flowered. The hypochile mesochile and epichile are fused together in one unite. The horns on the mesochile are reduced to small stubs or webbed and fused to the mesochile. I have included a few sample photos of ecornuta hybrids both natural and man made
The first 6 photos are of this penelope imposter. The other 4 are real ecornuta hybrids