help on this catasetum ID - Orchid Board

catasetum-ian · #1 07-12-2010, 11:34 AM

just got this new hybrid of catasetum...the seller dunno what hybrid is it..any guesses ? thanks

Melody · #2 07-12-2010, 02:00 PM

Don't have an answer for you, but it's a really neat flower!

catasetum-ian · #3 07-12-2010, 09:21 PM

RosieC · #4 07-16-2010, 07:05 PM

I can't help but giving you a bump

and I'm going to move your post to the ID forum in the hope that more people will see it and someone will be able to help.

Aceetobe · #5 07-16-2010, 08:15 PM

Catasetum saccatum, or perhaps a primary hybrid with it. Do you know where it came from?

The lip on saccatum usually has a lobe in the center. It could be a hybrid with osculatum (which was once considered synonomous), which has a more round lip.

catasetum-ian · #6 07-17-2010, 09:27 AM

thanks RosieC for the thoughts and thank you very much Aceetobe for the ID. Brilliant suggestion, now that you mention it, it seems like it had a strong line of ctsm. osculatum in it. found a picture under the search for ctsm. osculatum and the flower had a high percentage of similarity with this one. thanks
i do not know where this flower origin from, got it from a local nursery during a flower exhibition. ask the vendor about the name of this ctsm but no luck.
thanks again