Gomcidumnia Kamphaengsan White

[gjanick2]

Thanks for sending me a reply. I am very ignorant when it comes to all the new names that are being given to so many plants. Is my plant the first gomcidumnia posted on this website? Also, I never heard of the gomesa oncidium until now. Do you have any gomesa plants in your collection?

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by gjanick2

Thanks for sending me a reply. I am very ignorant when it comes to all the new names that are being given to so many plants. Is my plant the first gomcidumnia posted on this website? Also, I never heard of the gomesa oncidium until now. Do you have any gomesa plants in your collection?

I do have a few Gomesa (some of which used to be Oncidium) I'm not a taxonomist, I don't know what might be the differences. The genus reclassifications have been driven by DNA evidence. (That shows what is related to what, doesn't always match morphological differences or similarities) Then, of course, if the genera of the parents change, the "human-made" genus gets changed too. I certainly can't keep them all straight... I do hope that orchidroots.com gets fixed, it's a great reference and has been down for some time. (I have Orchidwiz to look this stuff up, no longer being maintained but still very useful for that sort of thing)

[gjanick2]

Ray, I found one larger picture. I will have to wait until my plants bloom. Sorry. Also, the blooms start out a yellow color then turn white with age.

Roberta-- I also miss orchidroots.com. I use that website's knowledge all the time.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by gjanick2

Roberta-- I also miss orchidroots.com. I use that website's knowledge all the time.

I have been trying to join the Facebook group for Orchidroots, to find out what is going on. It is private so I'd have to be a member to see the posts. But it has been a couple of days and nobody has responded to my request to join. Not a good sign.