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Diplocaulobium pulvilliferum

Discussion in 'Orchid Species' started by carl, Dec 3, 2014.

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  1. Dec 3, 2014 #1
    carl

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    This species flowered for me this week. One on Sunday, one Monday, and one Tuesday. The flowers only last about 8 hours, so you gotta enjoy them while you can. Also, the buds develop in a hurry, so unless you look at the plants often, you tend only to see the spent flowers. Diplo1.JPG Diplo2.JPG
     
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    sam1147

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    A beauty.
     
  3. Dec 3, 2014 #3
    KellyW

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    Only 8 hours, wow. I'm glad you caught it with the photos. I spy some really nice roots in the background, too. Thanks for the post.
     
  4. Dec 3, 2014 #4
    carl

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    Those roots are a Liparis. The Diplo has neat pseudobulbs - the base is about the size and shape of a small marble, then there's an extension that goes several centimeters up to the leaf. I'll have to get a photo of the whole plant later.
     
  5. Dec 3, 2014 #5
    naoki

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    Carl, did you confirm the ID of this species? Mine is very similar to yours (mine is from Troy Meyer, 'Halcyon' division). When I saw IOSPE shows completely different flowers, I looked around some info. I think ours are the correct one (at least mine is similar to the one in H.P. Wood's "The Dendrobium"), but the information about this group is rather scattered around. Marni mentioned that she was writing an article about Diplocaulobium. I wonder if Marni knows IOSPE photo is incorrect.

    Here is mine for comparison:
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    Diplocaulobium pulvilliferum     'Halcyon', lip & column on Flickr

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    Diplocaulobium pulvilliferum 'Halcyon';     on Flickr
     
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    carl

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    I have not done anything to confirm my plant's identity; AND i obtained it from Troy Meyers, also. Likely divisions of the same plant, eh?
     
  7. Dec 3, 2014 #7
    naoki

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    Maybe the same plant, then. Doesn't your label say the clonal name? Like you mentioned, I frequently miss the flowers. But at least it flowers frequently!
     
  8. Dec 3, 2014 #8
    carl

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    I tossed the label - they're huge - and didn't write the clonal name, but just looked the invoice up. It's the same as yours.

    Tough plant to put on a club show table.
     
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    Tom-DE

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    Hi Carl, I am in southern Delaware and I wonder which orchid society/club you belong to.
     
  10. Dec 4, 2014 #10
    carl

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    Bucks County Orchid Society, Tom.
     
  11. Sep 13, 2017 #11
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    Hi Naoki, nice plant! Just curious, what is the best source for keying out this group? I have aratriferum, which looks similar to yours.
     
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    naoki

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    Chuck, I haven't found a good key, neither. H.P. Wood's "The Dendrobium" has some info, but I don't think it has a key. I've heard that there are some info in f O'Byrne's "Orchids of Lowland New Guinea", but I haven't gotten this book yet. Taxonomy of this group doesn't seem to be worked well, and there appears to be lots of undescribed species as you know. I think Marni wrote an article about section Diplocaulobium, but I may be wrong.
     
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    Marni

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    I did write an article for Orchids Magazine years ago. But it only dealt with a few as I remember. The 'Halcyon' clone is from Dale Borders. Do the flowers have the fragrance of melon rind? That's what I think of as aratriferum. This is another interesting group with lots of mislabeled plants.
     
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    If I ever catch it in bloom, I will take a sniff.
     
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    Marni

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    It fills the greenhouse, otherwise I wouldn't know to look for it.
     
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    naoki

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    Thank you, Marni and Gary. Mine doesn't have fragrance.

    I looked info in the Orchids of New Guinea sites previously, but I didn't find it at that time. Thank you for point to it, and taking a look at it, Gary. Here is the link to the page for this species. The description seems to match. This page for D. phalangium mentions that there are several related and similar species. I went through these, but D. pulvilliferum seems to be the best match as you points out.

    Here is the lip:
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  19. Sep 14, 2017 #19
    carl

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    Mine has no obvious fragrance, either.