I have collected an epiphytic orchid. Photo of this species in flowering and fruiting condition is attached. I need help from Taxonomists, Scientists and Research scholars for correct identification of this orchid.
I have added some more photos as suggested by different viewers for better identification.
Description of photos
3) Mature Flower
4) Column with anther under simple microscope 10X
5) Column with anther about 2.5 mm
6) Young flower under simple microscope 10x
7) Spur with column
8) Pollinia
Dipti:
Would you kindly provide better and well focused pictures of this Orchid? Thanks.
Best
Syed
Dipti
Most of the Orchids are epiphytic, for identification of the plants a clear photograph is mandatory, in your photo the characters of the said orchids are not very clear. but its leaf character is nearer to Cymbidium, but I am not sure about the genus as other characters are not clearly seen. please you may try to give a better photographs.
with regards
Sunit
Dipti
yes i agree better photos would help and scale of the flowers and plan as it is difficult to tell with your images. Where did you find the plant? is it growing naturally or in cultivation? which species was it growing on? did it have a fragrance? I would hazard to suggest it may be Vanda sp. these are a wide spread genus throughout India, Asia, New Guinea and Australia. However this genus is widely cultivated may hybrids exist.
Look to see if your species has a column foot (an extension at the base of the column in some orchids to which the lip and sometimes the lateral sepals are attached) it would appear from your photos that it does. If this is the case then it would indicate it may be a Phalaenopsis as suggested by Sergej.
The photo of your flower is upside down when you rotate it you can see that the sepals and petals are free, spreading sub similar, the lateral sepals are oblique and larger than dorsal sepal which would also indicate a Phalaenopsis sp.
Although it would also appear from your first photo there is a spur (part of a sepal or petal develops into an elongated hollow spike extending behind the flower) present which is more common in Vanda sp the midlobe does not appear to deltoid or bilobed. Recent taxonomic reviews have indicated that while Phalaenopsis usually do not have spurs this may not be the case in every instance (Pridgeon et al 2014). It is not always straight forward to distinguish between genus which share subfamily, tribe and subtribe.
Your species does appear to be more consistent with the characters of the Phalaenopsis based on flower characters. However for both genesis flower structures can be quite variable and shared. Pridgeon et al (2014) suggest that leaf characters may be a more reliable for identification. Phalaenopsis leaf is characteristically broad fleshy and elliptical while Vanda leafs are distichous, ridged linear often displaying adaxial surface, channelled, jointed and sheathing at the base as indicated in your images. However it is not possible to tell if the leaf tips are premorse which would indicate Vanda sp over Phalaenopsis sp.
It would be worth looking to see if your species does have a column foot and if the leaf tips are premorse. Either way if you want a more definitive answer your will need to include some more information and it might be worth sending some plant material to your local herbarium.
I hope this helps sorry it is not more definitive good luck
Leigh.
About the first photo with ramification of inflorescence and the leaves in alternance - This is the Cleisostoma genus. In India it need to choose from 18 species.
See the article from 'Nelumbo"of
Sandhyajyothi Phukan
The Genus Cleisostoma Blume (Orchidaceae) in India.
In the second photo we see the lip whith with rose point - very strange …
The flower it need to preserved in alcohol for made a good drawing ..
My first guess would be a species of Phalenopsis . A better photo of a maturte flower might help .
Regards,
Dr. Malc R. Gehrke
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Les inflorescences et pollinies ne sont pas du tous de Phalaenopsis !
Cleisostoma ou Trichoglottis genus.
it belongs to genus Cleisostoma better images are required for identification up to species rank
I second Durgesh, plant looks like Cleisostoma may be C. racemiferum or paniculatum
Cleisostoma paniculatum (Ker Gawl.) Garay or Cleisostoma subulatum Blume
Clear images is needed for orchid species for exact identification.
Habit images not cleared.....but closely species ....
Cleisostoma sp plz check local floras....
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