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Old 01-01-2017, 03:21 PM
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I live in Guatemala at 5,200 ft. and have a native orchid that someone gifted me and that I cannot identify. It is just at the end of its blooming cycle which coincided with the rains. There are a couple of flowers still on it. It is an epiphyte, very small flowers of about 3/8 inch (1 cm) at the widest with 3-5 per stem. The stem is about 4 inches (10 cm) long. The petals and sepals are similar though not exact in size and shape and of a yellowish-green hue. The lip and column are a creamy white. None of my books or internet research has revealed it. If anyone has a name and especially an internet link, I would appreciate it.
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Looks like an Encyclia of some sort.
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Orchid names have changed a lot over the years. Orchids now called Encyclia have also been called Anacheilum, Epidendrum, Prosthechea and more. This is the text from a 1952 book on orchids of Guatemala. There are no photos in this format, but maybe you can find matching descriptions and look up photos on the Internet.

https://www.archive.org/stream/orchi...1ames_djvu.txt
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I think I have found it thanks to your guidance! I clicked through all of the entries on the ISOPE site and found Encyclia ochracea or Prosthechea ochracea, common name is Ochre Yellow Encyclia.

For some reason I am not able to post a link here, but here is a pdf of the page.

I am making an Orchid Journal of all that I have and carefully labeling each plant so others will have that info.
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For some reason I am not able to post a link here...
You can post photos after 5 posts.
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I can't help with ID, but I sure do like that pretty yellow flower!
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I think you nailed it.

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Orchid names have changed a lot over the years. Orchids now called Encyclia have also been called Anacheilum, Epidendrum, Prosthechea and more. This is the text from a 1952 book on orchids of Guatemala. There are no photos in this format, but maybe you can find matching descriptions and look up photos on the Internet.

https://www.archive.org/stream/orchi...1ames_djvu.txt
And it gets even more confusing because in some instances the species name changed along with the genus. My Anacheilum baculus were sold to me as Encyclia pentotis. That's 2 names old!
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Prosthechea ochracea looks right. I've been looking for one for years...
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