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Trichosalpinx notosiberica (not)

Discussion in 'Orchid Identification Section' started by Chuck-NH, Jan 27, 2019.

  1. Jan 27, 2019 #1
    Chuck-NH

    Chuck-NH Well-Known Member

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    Attention all you miniature Pleurothallid fans...I need help identifying these!

    A couple years ago I purchsed two plants at the POE labeled as T. notosiberica from an Ecuadorian vendor. They both appear to be different species and I’m not sure that either one of them are notosiberica. What I can find online for information is scant.

    The first plant is a spectacular micro-mini and it’s not even fully open yet. The second one is not bad either...looks a little like T. intricata, but not quite.

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  2. Jan 28, 2019 #2
    KellyW

    KellyW Orchid wonk Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Very nice species whatever they are.

    Lepanthiform ramicale + what appears to be a single flowered inflorescence should narrow the ID readily but I don't have a clue.
     
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  3. Feb 1, 2019 #3
    naoki

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    Chuck, I tried to read Luer's Icones Vol 15 to learn about this group. For the purple one, the closest I came to is T. fasciculata. I tried to use the artificial key, but it required a bit more detail about the lip etc. You might want to try to key it out. I think they are both somewhere between items 8-29 of key to the subgenus Tubella.
     
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  4. Feb 1, 2019 #4
    Chuck-NH

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    Thanks Naoki...I did look up T. fasciculata, but as Kelly pointed out, there is no sign of ever more than one inflorescence per leaf. Do you own all the volumes of Icones, or have access online? I should probably invest in them, as I always need to key something out in the Pleurothallid world.

    Chuck
     
  5. Feb 1, 2019 #5
    naoki

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    Good point, I'm not sure if there are others in Luer's book with single-flowered, long inflorescence species. There is T. lenticularis, which can be yellow with rose, but the bottom one has extremely long inflorescence.

    No, I wish I had all Icones. 10-14 has been out of print for a while, and I don't have the recent expensive ones. They used to cover them with CD-ROM, but it is also out of print, and they said that they weren't going to reissue it again when I asked them two years ago. They said that they would like to make updates before they offer it again. Maybe you should send them an email, and if there are enough interests, they might be more motivated.
     
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