Stenorrhynchos speciosum

This is my first blooming of this species. It had been on my want list for decades and I finally got a plant in July. Notice that the leaves have no spots. It is not common in collections. If you have one with spotted leaves, that is Stenorrhychos albidomaculatum, a slightly larger plant that is also worth growing.

 

Roberta, almost all of the plants labeled speciosum are actually albidomaculatum. In 2005 Eric Christenson published albidomaculatum to correct the record. Not many people seemed to notice. He had seen speciosum in Guyana years before while doing field work and realized most of what we see is not speciosum but a new species with spotted leaves.

I just brought my plant of glicensteinii in to photograph this evening. I bought it labeled as speciosum. I'll also post albidomaculatum. S. glicensteinii has a pointed lip and speciosum has a round lip. I will post more photos this evening or tomorrow.

PS. I found good images in my files. You can see Steno. glicensteinii here. I just sprayed the greenhouses, so I'll photograph and post Steno. albidomaculatum soon.