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Originally Posted by Roberta
Put on sunglasses! Spectacular color. These stay fairly small... Maybe try to make room for its siblings too, especially if they turn out to be that good!
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Yeah, I understand where you're coming from, but my space is EXTREMELY limited, so I really only need one.
Now, as the 4 rothschildianums bloom, I'll have to pick one of those, too.
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Originally Posted by Louis_W
Wow! Its beautiful!
What rock have I been under! I havent heard of this species!? Did bessiae get split?
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There is some debate still that it is a variety of besseae, but as the shape of the staminode is diagnostic in slippers, it would seem to be separate.
Dalessandroi has a more "diamond" shaped staminode, while that of besseae is more triangular. However, when you consider the overlap in their known territories, there are probably a wide array of natural hybrids with multiple contributions from one side or another.
Hybrid Mode
