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  1. August 17th, 2008, 10:25 PM #1
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    Default Stelis species

    This was a species that I collected in the high jungle of Peru. I have yet to find an ID on it.



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    Interesting. Might it be Stelis ferax or Stelis hallii? I looked in Orchidwiz and both of these seem similar, but there are 831 different Stelis species.

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  3. August 18th, 2008, 07:54 AM #3
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    I will have to check those species...thanks for some direction! it is a large genus
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    I guess flowers are pretty tiny.
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    about 1/4" x 1/2" I have much smaller flowers on some other Stellis species
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    Ron, very nice! Epiphytic?
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    Love the closed up photo Ron very unique.
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    Yes it was an epiphyte growing on moss covered branches.

    It is a bit unique. The lateral sepals are fused and cupped. I assume the petals are the small curved structures to the sides of the labellum. This is the firsty time I looked carefully at the flower structure. The labellum appears to be facing up, so the flower is upside down. I initially thought the cupped structure was the dorsal but now I believe it to be the fused lateral sepals.
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    Simple but very beautiful flowers.. i love the color!
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