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Eurystyles species

Discussion in 'Orchid Identification Section' started by Tom-DE, Jan 20, 2009.

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  1. Jan 20, 2009 #1
    Tom-DE

    Tom-DE Well-Known Member Supporting Member

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    This one is labeled as Eurystyles cotyledon. I am not sure if it is labeled correctly. The flower is tiny, about 0.1". Thank you for any input.
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  2. Jan 20, 2009 #2
    Jean

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    Really cool plant and flowers, Tom!
     
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    Marni

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    Nice, Tom. Do you know the country of origin?
     
  4. Jan 20, 2009 #4
    Tom-DE

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    Marni, I bought it from a Venezuela dealer at show a year ago. There was no tag on it when I picked it up, so she wrote a tag right at the table.
     
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    Marni

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    I'll look tonight and see if I can find something in the Flora of Venezuela. I'm on a deadline right now.
     
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    Tom-DE

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    That will be great, Marni. I appreciate that.
     
  7. Jan 20, 2009 #7
    Marni

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    Here's what I found. Flora de Venezuela, published in 1969, lists to Eurostyles speciees: E. cotyledon and E. ananassocomos. The key says that on E. cotyledon the lip is very different from the petals, oblong. E. ananassocomos has a lip that is like the petals. There is a drawing of E cotyledon, but not the other. There is a description of each (in Spanish) that I can pull info out of if you want.

    I have several images of E cotyledon on a CD of Colombian Orchids that look quite like yours except that the cluster of flowers is more densely flowered.

    E ananassocomos is found in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, (type) Brazil and Peru as well as Venezuela. Perhaps a book on one of these has drawings. I checked Christenson Icones on Peru, not there.
     
  8. Jan 20, 2009 #8
    Tom-DE

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    Marni, thank you for those helpful info. It is well could be labeled correctly. I will check the lip shape tomorrow.
    Do the images of E. cotyledon on your CD show the green stripes/markings on the flower? Any hair on the flower?
     
  9. Jan 20, 2009 #9
    Marni

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    Yes, there are three flowers shown and all have green. Two of them have a lot of green on the lip and one has just a bit of green. The drawing in Flora de Venezuela shows hairs on the end of the lip in a triangle shape and what appears to be cilia on the edges of the lateral sepals.

    My guess is that it is correctly named.
     
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    Tom-DE

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    That is a great news! Thank you so much for your help, Marni.
     
  11. Jan 20, 2009 #11
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    Very cool.