Is this a Cattleya?

[Roberta]

Take a look at Myrmecophila tibicinis vs Laelia splendida . Both have really long spikes, the flowers have similar wavy petals (which is how they got grouped into Schomburgkia) The p-bulbs and leaves are really different, the lips are very different too. So the split does make a lot of sense.

[greenhouseFrog]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Take a look at Myrmecophila tibicinis vs Laelia splendida . Both have really long spikes, the flowers have similar wavy petals (which is how they got grouped into Schomburgkia) The p-bulbs and leaves are really different, the lips are very different too. So the split does make a lot of sense.

I can’t blame the taxonomists for their earlier consolidation of the genera—it’s interesting that they evolved to display in such similar ways…perhaps a common pollinator? I’m going to dig into this a bit further!