Got this last month in bud, lost one bud on the way home. Enjoy!
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Got this last month in bud, lost one bud on the way home. Enjoy!
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Nice one.
Lovely flowers.
smells good to!

wow. pretty
Hi Jack.
this is not Catasetum pileatum. note the prominent callus at the center of the labellum, pileatum do not have callus except a fine thin rib under the depression of the labellum.
however this flower has a very strong influence of Catasetum expansum.
Ian
Thanks for the reply, can only go with the ID tag that was in the pot as I am not the collector of Catasetums as you are. I will contact the vendor to see if they can give me the correct name.
Surprisingly I just got an email back from the vendor that I purchased this orchid from a few minutes ago, I did not expect to hear back from them until tomorrow. The correct name of this orchid is Catasetum piliatum X Cleistes Grace Dunn.
I guess I will tag this Catasetum Hybrid for the time being.