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[maitaman]

I noticed this in the tree in my lawn. It surprised me no end. I think it will be fun, and it will show some of the problems taxonomists face
Let's see if anyone can identify it. It is a species from Panama

 

[goldenrose]

and where are you located?

 

[Cheyenne]

It is a female catasetum tree.

 

[The Orchid Boy]

Is it Catasetum maculatum?

 

[Cheyenne]

I read it wrong. I thought you ment it was the flower of the tree. That just looked very similar to a catasetum.

 

[goldenrose]

Cheyenne, you're more right than you think, I'd say it's a catasetum, female flower, growing on a tree! I have a Jumbo Prime in spike, one of the parents is sanquineum and the female flowers look just like this.

 

[maitaman]

It is Ctsm. maculatum fml. This plant produces the flowers "upside down" every second year, apparently. I noted how it looks like cypripedinae if you take out the background.
I'm in Gualaca, Chiriqui, Panama. There are more than ten species on this city lot naturally and I grow more than 200 species I brought from nearby La Fortuns.

 

[goldenrose]

:clap::clap::clap: Good guess orchidboy!!!

maitaman - too cool! 10 species on a city lot!!!