Catasetum photo ID

[Zozzl]

I am hoping someone can tell me the name of this one. I used to know it but I lost the tag. I am hoping that if someone comes up with it, it will jar my memory. Help!


Pat
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...2-cataseti.jpg

[Shirley]

Wow! Sorry, Pat, I don't know the name but what a gorgeous flower!

[isurus79]

It looks like a pileatum hybrid of some sort. Looks amazing what ever it is!!

[veekay]

Originally Posted by Zozzl

I am hoping someone can tell me the name of this one. I used to know it but I lost the tag. I am hoping that if someone comes up with it, it will jar my memory. Help!


Pat
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...2-cataseti.jpg

Hi ,
I think it is a hybrid of catasetum pileatum imperialae hybrid.
veekay

[kavanaru]

Dear Pat, 100% sure that you have (if it is your plant) a very nice specimen of Catasetum pileatum var. imperiale (depending on the source you will also see it listed as Catasetum imperiale - name accepted by RHS)

This is my favorite orchid and I know it very well. It comes from Venezuela and is supposed to be extinct in the wild... Actually, it used to grow in a very tiny spot in south-west Venezuela (and I am sure you can still find it there )

There is a lot of discussion about this plant, because RHS and some taxonomist recognize it as a separate species, others as a variety of Ctsm. pileatum, and if we want to be very rigourous, it should be recognized as an extrem of the Ctsm. Xtapirices (natural hybrid between Ctsm. pileatum and Ctsm. macrocarpum) Nowadays, almost everybody has agreed that the red colour comes from inflitration of macrocarpum genes into pileatum... Note: Ctsm. Xtapiriceps is a quite complex group with plants almost identical to macrocarpum and plants almost identical to pileatum, and everything in between...

[Zozzl]

Thank you so very much!
This is actually a plant I had traded with someone and I told her I could ID it when it bloomed but my own plants had died and I could not remember the name. I believe you are correct.

I really appreciate it and I know she will be very happy to have an ID on it.

Thanks again

Pat

[veekay]

Originally Posted by Zozzl

Thank you so very much!
This is actually a plant I had traded with someone and I told her I could ID it when it bloomed but my own plants had died and I could not remember the name. I believe you are correct.

I really appreciate it and I know she will be very happy to have an ID on it.

Thanks again

Pat

Hi Pat,
I think it is a variety called catsm.pileatum impeialae var' pearie courret if you refer A.O.S. bulletin of June/july 1975 or 1976 you would find the article written by Mr.P.Couret himself and it is a in depth article.
veekay

[cb977]

Catasetum pileatum var. imperiale

I want one!!!!!

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by veekay

Hi Pat,
I think it is a variety called catsm.pileatum impeialae var' pearie courrae' if you refer A.O.S. bulletin of June/july 1975 or 1976 you would find the article written by Mr.P.Courrae himself and it is a in depth article.
veekay

Hi Veekay, that's indeed imperiale, but not Pierre Couret... 'Pierre Couret' has more red than the one posted here... although, I have seen almost everything offered as 'Pierre Couret' (even some obvious hybrids from orchidglade)

[veekay]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Hi Veekay, that's indeed imperiale, but not Pierre Couret... 'Pierre Couret' has more red than the one posted here... although, I have seen almost everything offered as 'Pierre Couret' (even some obvious hybrids from orchidglade)

Hi Kavanaru,
Thank you for the correction.
veekay