Catasetum Planiceps

[rai]

New blooms in the garden, lightly scented.

[Gena]

Wow!!! What a wonderful, strong plant! Beautiful!!!
Thanks for sharing, Rai!

[kavanaru]

Gorgeous one! Congrats!!

[RosieC]

I always find this such an intriging one. Great pics!

[Tindomul]

That is so cool! Ilove this type of bloom. Thanks for sharing.

[tuvoc]

Well done!

Kim

[isurus79]

Very nice! Is this the male or female flowers? I'm having trouble determining if there are boy or girl parts on this one!

[kavanaru]

Steve, those are male flowers...

a quite general but easy rule (not always 100% accurate though, but applicable to all "hooded" Catasetum) is to look at the position of the petals..

Female planiceps:


Male planiceps:


then, of course more accurate, is to look at the "trigger hairs" in the male flowers, but absent in the female ones...

[isurus79]

Oh I see. I had trouble finding the trigger hairs in original pics, but now I see they are waaay in the back of the flower (in the 2nd pic). I'm also not familiar with the hooded Catasetums, so now I know what to look for (petals). Thanks!

[rai]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Steve, those are male flowers...

a quite general but easy rule (not always 100% accurate though, but applicable to all "hooded" Catasetum) is to look at the position of the petals..

Female planiceps:


Male planiceps:


then, of course more accurate, is to look at the "trigger hairs" in the male flowers, but absent in the female ones...

Thanks for information, kavanaru. Look your pics very professional and your collection of very massive Catasetum species, admires.