Mystery Mini - Orchid Board

golforchid · #1 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 04:36 PM

I photographed this at an orchid show several years ago
(via macro lens) and can't for the life of me remember what it is - any of you folks want to hazard a guess?

lepanthes89 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-30-2009, 08:25 PM

A Dendrobium species certainly.
I am not very up to date with the Dendrobiums,but I know others on this site are.!
Good luck.

RoyalOrchids · #3 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 11:08 AM

I agree, looks like a mini Dendrobium. At first I thought Bulbo, but the flowers point to a Dend.

Jeff9 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 12:39 PM

Dendrobium, maybe Epigeneium?

Looks amazing, i wish i had one!

kavanaru · #5 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 01:00 PM

remindsme of Dendrobium delicatulum... but not 100% sure if this is the right ID...

Tom-DE · #6 (**permalink**) 11-02-2009, 11:54 AM

Based on the plant growths and inflorescents, I will call it Den. leucocyanum

golforchid · #7 (**permalink**) 11-14-2009, 08:48 PM

Thanks to everyone who suggested an id. Tom I checked some images of Den. leucocyanum - this is the mostly likely, those little reddish-brown pseudobulbs are rather distinctive. The little flowers on the plant look more white with pink tinge, than with blue, but there's likely color variation caused by film and light source.

Tom-DE · #8 (**permalink**) 11-15-2009, 03:32 AM

Den. leucocyanum is very difficult to photograph. This species is almost never available in U.S. Few people have this species in their collections and this plant most likely belongs to one of west coast growers.

golforchid · #9 (**permalink**) 11-15-2009, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom-DE

Den. leucocyanum is very difficult to photograph. This species is almost never available in U.S. Few people have this species in their collections and this plant most likely belongs to one of west coast growers.

Tom this plant was photographed at the Mass. Orchid Show when it was still held at the National Guard Armory in Lexington back in the 1980's. Then many of our members favored species; and we had access to plant material from J&L Orchids, Ben Berliner, Ann & Phil Jessup The MOS show is now held at Tower Hill Botanical Gardens. I had showed the picture to Lucinda Winn of J&L Orchids (Easton, Conn) and when she called her partner Cordelia Head - they thought it might be of Den.leucocyanum which they still grow. Maybe it was their plant.