|
|
Limited Guest Access ... Welcome to the Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web !. You are currently viewing our boards as a GUEST, which gives You very limited access and no posting privileges. Register and gain full access to everything on the site. OrchidBoard membership is completely free with no tricks or gimmicks. We work very hard to make this the best and friendliest Orchid forum possible. If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact support.
|
08-19-2008, 10:34 AM
|
 |
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Queens, NY, USA
Age: 28
Posts: 7,496
|
|
Found this plant hanging out on the trails of Parrot Jungle
Went to Florida two weeks ago, and visited Parrot Jungle. Price is steep, but very cool place to go to.
Does anyone know what this is? It looked like it was not planted there.
It was about a foot tall and had no leaves. Only two fat pseudobulbs half burried in the soil/mud.
__________________
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Fellowship of the Ring
|
08-19-2008, 05:16 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 839
|
|
It looks like Eulophia sp.
|
08-19-2008, 05:43 PM
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Miami,FL
Age: 46
Posts: 1,179
|
|
Cool I live pretty close to Parrot Jungle well closer than a lot of people. I actually live closer to their old location. Hey did you happen to get a pic of their two fat
pseudobulbs? the unburied part?  |
08-19-2008, 05:55 PM
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 677
|
|
Hey Tin,
This is the newly invasive Eulophia graminea, originating from Asia.
-Pat
|
08-19-2008, 10:08 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 30
|
|
Tindomul,
there is a researcher that I know of who is interested in tracking this invasive species. His address is:
Robert.Pemberton@ARS.USDA.GOV
---Prem |
08-19-2008, 10:40 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 839
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mahon
Hey Tin,
This is the newly invasive Eulophia graminea, originating from Asia.
-Pat
|
I cannot believe it is an invasive orchid.
It used to be a widespread lowland species here but now an endangered one.
There are some images of it.
Eulophia graminea Lindl.
|
08-20-2008, 10:24 AM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Queens, NY, USA
Age: 28
Posts: 7,496
|
|
Wow thanks guys for the quick ID. In the pic you see a bit of one of the pbulbs. But I was in a hurry to feed the parrots so I didnt take any more pics. 
__________________
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Fellowship of the Ring
|
08-20-2008, 06:32 PM
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
Zone: 5b
Location: Michigan
Posts: 472
|
|
Been decades since I was last at the PJ. Just how hideous are the prices now?
__________________
“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it”
-- Albert Einstein
|
08-20-2008, 08:03 PM
|
 |
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2007
Zone: 9a
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Age: 42
Posts: 841
|
|
That must have been really great to be walking around an attraction like that and see an orchid sticking out! Nice!! 
There was a great article about these little boogers in the June issue of Orchids
__________________
Dana
|
08-20-2008, 09:06 PM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Queens, NY, USA
Age: 28
Posts: 7,496
|
|
Emailed Robert Pemberton, he appreciated the email.
The price of the PJ was 29 including taxes per person. If I had known it was an exotic invasive I would have snapped it up. Hehe.
__________________
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Fellowship of the Ring
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:48 PM.
|
Linear Mode
