Ponthieva collantesii

[naoki]

I got this from Mundiflora fairly recently. It was supposed to be P. maculata, but it is mislabelled. By flipping through IOSPE, I think it is similar to P. collantesii (with some minor difference in the lip shape). But I don't have enough info to confirm this ID. A little more info about what I could find about this species is posted in my Orchid Borealis blog post (link). Thank you, Marni, for advise about Ponthieva culture! I hope that mine will survive.


Ponthieva collantesii on Flickr


Ponthieva collantesii, inflorescence on Flickr

I was feeling lazy, so I used just 1 remote TTL flash (instead of 2-3 manual flash units which I usually use). That's why the lighting is too harsh. E-M1 in-camera focus stacking is used.

 

[Ozpaph]

seriously different - the photos are still special

 

[NYEric]

Nice. Ponthievas are not easy. I'm sure you can keep it cool enough so that should requirement be OK. Good luck, and thanks for sharing.

 

[abax]

What a lovely little oddity. It's very cute.

 

[JeanLux]

Another one of your 'specials' !!!! Bravo and good luck !!!! Jean

 

[SlipperFan]

Wow -- it almost looks like a spiny cactus!

 

[Marco]

Simply fantastic.

 

[Migrant13]

That is one attractive alien.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Not a genus you hear a lot about, not even in terrestrial orchid circles! Pretty cool.