Bulbo carunculatum versus orthoglossum

[Rick]

I brought my orthoglossum in for judging years ago. It had five spikes running and caught it just right with multiple flowers open per spike. The awards history didn't have anything close to this at the time. But the plant didn't get scored because the judges said that orthoglossum was just an inferior variety of carunculatum (the reference turned out to be bogus).

Anyway I have both in bloom now and put them side by side for comparison.
I would agree that carunculatum is a bigger/better flower, but not the same species.

 

[SlipperFan]

Interesting. There is a lot of controversy with this genera -- I'm waiting for the definitive book to come out...

 

[Linus_Cello]

Interesting. There is a lot of controversy with this genera -- I'm waiting for the definitive book to come out...

Definitive? Hah, only when there are no more taxonomists...

 

[SlipperFan]

:rollhappy:

 

[NYEric]

AOS coffers must have been full that week. :evil: You got robbed! Thanks for the comparison.

 

[Drorchid]

i agree they are closely related, kind of like Paph. godefroyae versus Paph. bellatulum...but definitely different species!

Bulb. orthoglossom is the Parent of Bulb. Doggy Doo:

http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5505

Robert

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Bulb. orthoglossom is the Parent of Bulb. Doggy Doo:

Really, that is its name? I love it.

Beautiful flowers Rick, I'm digging on the carunculatum.