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11-26-2011, 02:24 PM
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New NoID in Bloom
This little NoID has been growing like mad up the side of a tree near my house for a couple of months -- like it has a destination in mind and is in a hurry. I looked at it today and noticed something new -- it was blooming!
Pics attached. Characteristics: Pseudo bulbs, bi foliate, sympodial, single very small flower between the leaves. Habitat: sea level tropics in Guatemala.
ID suggestions?
Thanks,
Curtis
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11-27-2011, 03:45 AM
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I can't help with the ID but it's a cool plant and flower. I even like the little grasshopper.
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11-27-2011, 04:00 AM
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I think it is a Dinema polybulbon. Quote from IOSPE;Found from Mexico to Nicaragua and also in Jamaica and Cuba, in humid mixed forests on oaks as a miniature epiphyte or lithophyte, at an altitude of 600-3200 meters, as a cute dwarf species that likes a cool to hot environment.
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11-27-2011, 04:17 AM
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Pretty sure that it's Prosthechea pygmaea (syn Hormidium pygmaeum).
Nice picture with the grasshopper.
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11-27-2011, 12:22 PM
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Not Dinema polybulbon, though there are some superficial similarities the flower is definitely not right. I think Prosthechea pygmaea is correct, and I wish I had one.
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11-27-2011, 12:33 PM
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Yes, I think you're right -- looks like an exact match.
The grasshopper was a nice bonus...loads of interesting insects here too, but my brain is already about to explode just trying to ID the orchids.
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11-27-2011, 01:01 PM
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I believe RobS is correct, I was thinking Eria but finally ruled it out. Looking at the growth habit, I would never have guessed Prosthechea.
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11-27-2011, 02:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaphMadMan
Not Dinema polybulbon, though there are some superficial similarities the flower is definitely not right. I think Prosthechea pygmaea is correct, and I wish I had one.
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Hey, if you can find someone (meaning "not me") to handle the export process then I would be happy to share.
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11-27-2011, 02:18 PM
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Thanks all for the ID help.
Thank you pics attached! These are some of the imported hybrids which still had semi-legible names tags (that I am assuming are correct).
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