ID help

[Mahon]

Originally Posted by Ironwood

Could it be a 'Mule ear' Oncidium?

Oncidiinae have spikes that originate from the pseudobulb adnates with the rhizome... the spike on this one is originating from where the leaf and pseudobulb adnate. The plant here is more typical of Laeliinae...

-Pat

[Ironwood]

Pat, the reason I mentioned mule ear oncidium is the pseudobulb of mystery plant are similar to my Onc. papilio and the flower spike originates from top of pseudobulb on the papilio. I would be willing to bet there are others in the oncidium alliance that produce a spike in this fashion but I am not familiar enough with them to give examples. I do remember Toddybear having a Beallara (not !00% sure it which onc. alliance it was) that produced a flower spike from the top of pseudobulb after producing normal side spikes.

Whatever it is we all be waiting for it to bloom.

[Mahon]

Originally Posted by Ironwood

Pat, the reason I mentioned mule ear oncidium is the pseudobulb of mystery plant are similar to my Onc. papilio and the flower spike originates from top of pseudobulb on the papilio. I would be willing to bet there are others in the oncidium alliance that produce a spike in this fashion but I am not familiar enough with them to give examples.

That's a strange way for your Psy. papillio to bloom! You will find it may never bloom like that again... they normally originate from underneath the bulb. The plant in question has a typical blooming habit that originates from the adnation of leaf and pseudobulb. There aren't any typical blooming Oncidiinae that originate from the adnation of the top leaves and pseudobulb. They do occasionally form new growths at that area, or any node, especially Aspasia. If blooms occur from that adnation, then it is a freak occurance

-Pat

[Ironwood]

Thanks Pat, I didn't know it was abnormal.

[Rosiefuture]

You are all so very knowledgeable.........I can't understand a word you are all saying at times! LOL Marion

[orcdfrk]

I don't think that spike is coming out from the adnation Pat. I'd bet that if you were to dig down you'd find that it is coming out where it's supposed to; that the pseudobulb didn't fully mature before it decided to throw up a spike. It is a little hard to see exactly where the pseudobulb is in that picture though....

[Mahon]

Originally Posted by orcdfrk

I don't think that spike is coming out from the adnation Pat. I'd bet that if you were to dig down you'd find that it is coming out where it's supposed to; that the pseudobulb didn't fully mature before it decided to throw up a spike. It is a little hard to see exactly where the pseudobulb is in that picture though....

I was thinking that too... it really does look like it's coming from that adnation, but that would be a rare, freak case...

-Pat

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