Orchid

Gallery: FloraPosted August 4, 201043 views6 comments

An Orchid of the Amazon Rain Forest, found at the ACA's Amazon Biological Research Station in Southern Peru. Thank you for looking - all comments and suggestions are more than welcome.

Does anyone know an Orchid specialist that might be able to identify this orchid (even to genus?)

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 4, 2010 at 3:28 PM

Lindsay, I can't help with the ID.

I do like the colors of the Orchid.

I find the sharp angle cutoff of what I assume is the stem to be very distracting. I would also suggest a different format to show off the Orchid. Possibly vertical framing?

You can post larger formats when you make your initial posting. The longest side can be 1200 pixels and the size 500 kb.

Ciao ;^)

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 4, 2010 at 7:52 PM

Lindsay,

Sorry but I can't help you with the ID or recommend an expert.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Southard on August 4, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Lindsay, what an interesting looking specimen. I do wish it was a bit larger (per Carol's comment) and more DOF to bring the top in focus.

Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 5, 2010 at 6:40 AM

I can't help with the ID Lindsay, but, a very unique find.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Gallo on August 5, 2010 at 9:36 AM

Very unique and creatively composed....sorry but I can't help with the ID

Registered on September 14, 2005, 182 Posts, 1471 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 6, 2010 at 9:41 PM

Lindsay: I find it hard to properly critique images this small but it does look like the top petal is a bit OOF. Colors are great as is the subject. She hasn't posted here in quite a while but Maureen Pulignano is an orchid expert par excellence. You might try the e-mail link to her. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments