Growing On My Roof

[Pitter]

What might this be?

[AnonYMouse]

Looks a little like a Gomesa but I don't think they occur in Columbia.

[AnonYMouse]

Cyrtochilum tricostatum
Cyrtochilum murinum

[Afid]

I am almost entirely sure this is C. murinum. C. tricostatum has a slightly different structure of the callous and column.

[Pitter]

Afid I imagine you are right but it's curious that I don't find C. murinum on any local lists.

[Afid]

Interesting, I will take a look at some of the other Cyrtochilum species and see if I can find any others that match.

[Pitter]

Thank you Afid. Here are four that have been reported hereabouts but none look like my photo or online photos of C.murinum:

Cyrtochilum aemulum
Cyrtochilum divaricatum
Cyrtochilum midas
Cyrtochilum trifurcatum

That notwithstanding Your identification certainly appears to match my roof plants.

[Afid]

I looked at the rest of the section and found these two
C. diodon
C. flexuosum
That being said, I still think C. murinum is the best match.

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It is also a bit out of range for C. diodon I think.

[Pitter]

Thanks so much.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Afid, you are an encyclopedia!!! Such a great resource