Catasetum (barbatum x Thinger Dinger) x cassideum

[Lars Kurth]

This one I got as a present and had no idea what to expcect: when the buds developed, I thought the flowers would become female. Has a strong minty scent. Catasetum (barbatum x Thinger Dinger) = Catasetum Jacqueline Perez

[WhiteRabbit]

Very cool. I love the color! Good growing!

[isurus79]

That color is really nice!! Cool shape too. I wonder what the femal forme looks like?

[tuvoc]

Super cool.

Kim

[catasetum-ian]

very nice blooms but IMHO those are hermaphrodites. hope to see now the male flower looks like. keep us posted in the future when they bloom a male spike

[Bud]

That is a gorgeous flower. I love the colors and form....
Ihave several Catasetum and as of now I still cannot distinguish the male from the female and it will really be very helpful to know how to distinguish a hermaphrodite flower....
I guess I must learn the parts of the flowers first before I can be able to tell....

[glengary54]

Originally Posted by catasetum-ian

very nice blooms but IMHO those are hermaphrodites. hope to see now the male flower looks like. keep us posted in the future when they bloom a male spike

Ian - I don't believe they are hermaphroditic at all, the funky shape of the lip comes from the cassideum (syn discolor) parent.

[catasetum-ian]

Originally Posted by glengary54

Ian - I don't believe they are hermaphroditic at all, the funky shape of the lip comes from the cassideum (syn discolor) parent.

sorry, i misinterpret the statement in the initial thread,. i thought those were pics of a female flower. my apologies.

by the way is catasetum cassideum = catasetum discolor/ciliatum?
because when i search for catasetum discolor under IOSPE, the synonym section stated there catasetum cassdideum. but again you can find catasetum cassideum under IOSPE as a separate species.

[glengary54]

Originally Posted by catasetum-ian

sorry, i misinterpret the statement in the initial thread,. i thought those were pics of a female flower. my apologies.

by the way is catasetum cassideum = catasetum discolor/ciliatum?
because when i search for catasetum discolor under IOSPE, the synonym section stated there catasetum cassdideum. but again you can find catasetum cassideum under IOSPE as a separate species.

IOSPE is a good sight for certain info but I would not recommend using it as the definitive authority on the validity of a species.

[catasetum-ian]

Originally Posted by glengary54

IOSPE is a good sight for certain info but I would not recommend using it as the definitive authority on the validity of a species.

thanks for the info, by the way which website would you suggest for a definitive validation of an orchid species? is KEW monocot list ok?