Bulbophyllum putidum and fascinator
Submitted by bernabu on Fri, 08/02/2008 - 04:39
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Bulbophyllum putidum and fascinator
I took this picture several years ago to show the main differences between these two species. The B. fascinator shown has a larger than usual flower.
bernabu
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your good
Ya gotta hand it too you Bernard you can certainly take a good photo.
Some of us have trouble enough photographing one subject at a sitting...you can manage two and get reasonable botanical detail!
I was looking for the one you posted recently comparing B. putidum and B. fascinator.
I noticed the two 'claws' (or fangs as Eric describes them) which are very clear on the column of Erics very nice series of photos of B. fascinator ( http://orchidsonline.com.au/node/6316 ) just now.
Only today I was having a close look at my B. putidum watching a blowy trying to suck up all the goodies on the lip. While doing that I had a good look at the two claws/fangs near the anther cap and I thought this is about the only thing I can think of which would at all make anyone think these two species (B. putidum and B. fascinator) were the same.
PS: How about we try for three in the same photo gents? Anyone up for a challenge?
Regards wellsy
putidum and fascinator
Very late reply on the claws/fangs on these two species.
The botanical term for these are stelidia (pair) or stelid (singular), which some taxonomist refer to as column teeth or horns.
Example Bulbophyllum cornutum (with horns) B.ecornutum (without horns).
bernabu