Sirs- I am completely new to UBC and somewhat confused on how to start correpondence. For example, how would I get help identifying a terrestrial orchid I have in my garden of unknown origen? It is not endemic to this country (Costa Rica). I am an novice concerning orchids, though I believe I can give a fair botanical description and have fotos. I've sought help here, but was given a name by a so called professional that I could not find anywhere; /Eulophoria ruvensis. /by comparing fotos on GOOGLE it seems to have the inflorescence of an /Eulophoria alta, /but with a different sequence of inflorescence, Sincerely- Paul Dukel, Costa Rica >
Can you attach a photograph of it (How to attach images) - if we can see it, we'll likely be able to identify it.
I'M TRYING AGAIN TO HAVE SOMEONE ID A TERRESTRIAL ORCHID THAT IS IN MY GARDEN OF UNKNOWN ORIGEN. I DID SUBMIT THIS REQUEST BEFORE BUT HAVE RECIEVED NO ANSWER, PERHAPS THERE WAS A MISTAKE ON MY PART WHEN I SUBMITTED AS I AM NEW ON THIS SITE, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. IT IS NOT ENDEMIC HERE IN COSTA RICA OR TROPICAL AMERICA TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I WAS GIVEN AN NAME BY A SO-CALLED PROFESSIONAL HERE, Eulophia Ruvensis, A NAME I CANNOT LOCATE ANYWHERE. THE INFLORESCENCE SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME COLORATION AS THAT OF Eulophia alta , BUT WITH A DIFFERENT INFLORESCENCE GROWTH PATTERN; THANK YOU, PAUL DUKEL, COSTA RICA…FOTOS ATTACHED
Welcome Paul Dukel. You have done the right thing. After you posted your question the 1st time Lorax asked you to add pics.We were waiting for them to appear. I believe your orchid is Phaius tankervilliae. Common name Nun's orchid. http://stokestropicals.com/images/max_image/671-310.jpg http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...earchBox&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&ndsp=20&tbs=isch:1 http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...textMenu&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&ndsp=20&tbs=isch:1 http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...earchBox&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&ndsp=20&tbs=isch:1 On this last link it says..... Quote ."What I find most interesting about the phaius, is that the front of the petals on the blooms are brown and the backside of the petals are white. Check it out! Pretty cool, huh?"
I agree with that ID, and would add as a note, that the first and third pics of yours have the flowers upside-down as they grow on the plant. In most orchids, including this one, the lip is at the bottom. Very nice plant, though - I'd love to be able to grow one like that!
Tanks you, this plant is quite gorgeous and requires practically no care on my part except an occassional trimming of discolored or dead leaves . I suppose it likes the elevation here in San Jose! As you can see it is not potted. I don't feed it, but I read somewhere that these plants are heavy feeders. Of couse I water it in dry season. Paul Dukel
