Cycnoches warscewiczii

[zainal abidin]

Native to South America, always mistaken as chlorochilon or ventricosum. Very big flower,nice fragrance weird tongue.

[Becky15349]

Um, that is quite possibly the coolest thing I've ever seen. WOW!!!

[Lambert]

WOW it looks like an antique French bistro wall coat hook coming out of a beautiful flower ...

It is spectacular, the profile picture is amazing.

I wonder what pollinates it.

[walingwaling]

hi zain, i need a surgery to fix my jaw, its your fault! lol

@lambert
this is the funniest and most artistic description i have heard, give us more!!!

[zainal abidin]

WOW it looks like an antique French bistro wall coat hook coming out of a beautiful flower ...

It is spectacular, the profile picture is amazing.

I wonder what pollinates it.

From the articles , the pollinator either bees or insects.

(Cynoches are unusual in that they can produce male or female flowers which affect the method of its pollination by bees and insects. Botanists have identified that this species discharges its pollinia onto insects and bees, which they carry and pollinate other flowers.)

[zainal abidin]

hi zain, i need a surgery to fix my jaw, its your fault! lol

@lambert
this is the funniest and most artistic description i have heard, give us more!!!

Hi Ron.
Ok,Ok, Hold on that procedure Ron, very painful, take tranquilizer, you will enjoy. Zain

[ang709]

Wow! Fascinating flowers!

[Brutal_Dreamer]

That is so cool WOW!

Cheers,
BD

[ana patricia]

Hi all... .....congratulations Zainal !!



This beautiful Cycnoches warscewiczii. has the lip heart-shaped ... the flowers like smells to banana popsicle.
It is not Cynoches chlorochilon or ventricosum. Three species are similar


Cycnoches-warscewiczii

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...rscewiczii.jpg

http://image07.webshots.com/7/0/32/6...6cuEUwb_fs.jpg

Cycnoches chlorochilon

Looks like yours in the lip, but la green depression in front the base of the column is different.

http://www.paramountorchids.com/jpg/...orochilon1.jpg




The species ventricosum

It is also close to C. warscewiczii ...but is easily recognizable by the white-lipped, sharp and attenuated. Look as at the apex (tip) also seems a heart but very pointed.... and the depression in front the base of the column ....la ves?

http://orquidariovirtual.files.wordp...entricosum.jpg



The unisexual flowers with both sexes sometimes on the same spike but not hermaphroditic flowers. Many more male flowers are produced than female with the main diference being that the male flowers have a longer column with a spring loaded pollina that can be ejected onto a pollinator.

In other words, inflorescence with flowers unisexual monomorphic in separate inflorescences. With 1-8 male flowers or female flowers 1-2, yellow-green, the white disc with the callus dark green .
The male and female flowers of this species are essentially the same but the female have much shorter and thick the column.

Look photos of my plant.... is female the flower ... slightly larger than the male flower







Ahh... the insect pollinator I have seen in my Cynoches, is a green bee, metallised, shiny, small and lonely .....the same as my Mormodes


Disculpen mi inglés ...es muy malo

[zainal abidin]

Hi all... .....congratulations Zainal !!



This beautiful Cycnoches warscewiczii. has the lip heart-shaped ... the flowers like smells to banana popsicle.
It is not Cynoches chlorochilon or ventricosum. Three species are similar


Cycnoches-warscewiczii

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...rscewiczii.jpg

http://image07.webshots.com/7/0/32/6...6cuEUwb_fs.jpg

Cycnoches chlorochilon

Looks like yours in the lip, but la green depression in front the base of the column is different.

http://www.paramountorchids.com/jpg/...orochilon1.jpg




The species ventricosum

It is also close to C. warscewiczii ...but is easily recognizable by the white-lipped, sharp and attenuated. Look as at the apex (tip) also seems a heart but very pointed.... and the depression in front the base of the column ....la ves?

http://orquidariovirtual.files.wordp...entricosum.jpg



The unisexual flowers with both sexes sometimes on the same spike but not hermaphroditic flowers. Many more male flowers are produced than female with the main diference being that the male flowers have a longer column with a spring loaded pollina that can be ejected onto a pollinator.

In other words, inflorescence with flowers unisexual monomorphic in separate inflorescences. With 1-8 male flowers or female flowers 1-2, yellow-green, the white disc with the callus dark green .
The male and female flowers of this species are essentially the same but the female have much shorter and thick the column.

Look photos of my plant.... is female the flower ... slightly larger than the male flower







Ahh... the insect pollinator I have seen in my Cynoches, is a green bee, metallised, shiny, small and lonely .....the same as my Mormodes


Disculpen mi inglés ...es muy malo

Ana thanks for your priceless info,your knowledge on this genera really outstanding, I like to see the female flower of your really like rooster or emu head.The last 2 photos very cool, Ana. Zain