ID help - Orchid Board

OrchidLover1982 · #1 09-09-2008, 06:36 PM

Can someone please help me ID this plant. I was told it was a species from central america. I got/bought it off this old man years back but have never got around to identifying it. He said it is quite rare. It has been growing on a tree in my garden. I'm assuming it is a cattleya. Has anyone got an idea of what it is? i'm no expert on cats and i don't grow many of them. Any help is much appreicated.

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Chubidubi · #2 09-09-2008, 06:38 PM

W

W that's sooooooo lovely.

on finding the name.

Royal · #3 09-09-2008, 06:52 PM

Can we see the whole plant? That may help. It definitely looks to be in the Cat alliance. Laelia maybe?

OrchidLover1982 · #4 09-09-2008, 07:00 PM

whole plant

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Becca · #5 09-09-2008, 07:12 PM

I am no help with the ID, but that photo of the entire plant is amazing!

bellini girl · #6 09-09-2008, 11:24 PM

That is quite the specimen. Can't help with ID but would love to see entire plan when all spikes are blooming.

Lecent

calvin_orchidL · #7 09-09-2008, 11:59 PM

That's a real stunner right there, and with so many buds!..can't help with the ID, although it doesn't look like a species to me - more like some sort of hybrid. I'm sure a catt expert will chime in soon - they can identify things based upon the number of leaves, where the sheath is etc...it's very impressive

orchideric · #8 09-10-2008, 12:20 AM

It is something like Cattleya skinneri crossed with a Prosthechea/Anacheilium. The latter gives the veining in the lip. It might have some Caularthron in it (rather than Prosthechea) but I've never seen such a hybrid without a much longer inflorescence. Think Dialaelia Snowflake.

Eric

Royal · #9 09-10-2008, 10:48 AM

I think Eric is close. It does look like it could have some Anacheilium in there (non-resupinate flowers). It also looks like it could have some Caul. in there too. The Cat parentage could have some bowringiana.

OrchidLover1982 · #10 09-10-2008, 06:14 PM

thanks for the help and input people. Yeah i suspected it may not be a species even though i'm sure i was originally told it was. Nice plant none the less. I might get a photo when its in full bloom.

peace