Selenipedium aequinoctiale in flower in Ecuador

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Dear Slipperfriends,
2 weeks ago I had the possibility to visit the habitat of Selenipedium aequinoctiale in Ecuador. Here some pictures of the habitat.

The pictures of the flower always with my hand, that you can imagine the dimensions.

Really a wonderful species. Beside we found also some other orchidspecies

Koellensteinia graminea

Sobralia pulcherrima

Oncidium obryzatum

With best greetings

Olaf

 

[Rick]

Looks like an awesome trip Olaf.:drool:

 

[Jorch]

Thanks for sharing the pictures! The Selenipedium is a beauty! :clap: Too bad it is so hard to grow in cultivation

 

[cnycharles]

thanks for posting olaf; the oncidium flowers are really wild and wavy

 

[Heather]

Woah, Very cool to see the Selenipedium in situ! Awesome trip, Olaf, thanks!

 

[smartie2000]

now that is a toilet bowl pouch...very unique and beautiful
Thank-you very much for sharing this sighting!

 

[SlipperFan]

One rarely sees Selenipediums. Thanks for sharing your trip!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Very cool! Thanks for these Olaf! This really is the "unslipper" slipper...

 

[NYEric]

Excellent, thanx for sharing. I noticed last week that Ecuagenra had selen. on their website catalog!

 

[paphioboy]

Very interesting.. thanks for sharing... IMHO I actually like the other species better.. hehe

 

[Kevin]

Excellent, thanx for sharing. I noticed last week that Ecuagenra had selen. on their website catalog!

How are you going to fit that one in your place?oke:

 

[biothanasis]

Great photos!!! Thanks for showing us!!!

 

[NYEric]

How are you going to fit that one in your place?oke:

Not me, that one I'm still scared to try!!

 

[John M]

It's really nice to see this in situ! This species is actually not bad looking. Up to now, I thought all Selenipediums were completely ugly. Thanks very much for posting these photos, Olaf!

 

[SlipperKing]

I shots Olaf. Looks like a "full head" of seed capsules on the Selenipedium in one of the PICs. As all of said...thanks

 

[toddybear]

Wonderful! You actually helped ID one of the Sobralia I photographed when in Ecuador last April!

 

[etex]

Thanks for showing us these awesome photos of your trip!!

 

[Rob Zuiderwijk]

Hello Olaf,

Thank you for sharing these photos. They are very nice.

MfG,

Rob Z.

 

[Lanmark]

Awesome! Thanks for showing us!

 

[goldenrose]

Woah, Very cool to see the Selenipedium in situ! Awesome trip, Olaf, thanks!

I'll second that! :clap: :clap: