NOID dendrobium - Orchid Board

Toddybear · #1 01-24-2007, 10:19 AM

I photographed this dendrobium (species I expect) at the Montreal Botanical garden. No tag on the plant and I cannot find out what species it is. Does anyone recognize it? Sorry for the blurry pics but hand-held at 1/15 second you can only do so much!

Gongora · #2 01-24-2007, 06:44 PM

With the non-resupinate (up side down) flowers I would say what you have is a Polystachya & not a Dendrobium. I don't know which species though

justatypn · #3 01-24-2007, 06:50 PM

How cool is that ... once again an OB member has shared in their knowledge of orchids...this is new to me a non-resupinate...

Ross · #4 01-24-2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Toddybear

I photographed this dendrobium (species I expect) at the Montreal Botanical garden. No tag on the plant and I cannot find out what species it is. Does anyone recognize it? Sorry for the blurry pics but hand-held at 1/15 second you can only do so much!

No clue. But one thing I do know is 1/15th second is the worst timing for exposures - even if you have VR or equivilant.

Toddybear · #5 01-24-2007, 08:49 PM

Thanks Gongora...Polystachya...they did have a couple more of those at the Botanical garden...however, after about an hour of searching, I still can't ID it.

David Morris · #6 01-24-2007, 09:10 PM

It is a Polystachya perhaps galeata