Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Sigmatostalix uncinata
Sigmatostalix uncinata, from Ecuador, is a newly described species and is related to Oncidium. It has in fact recently been included in that genus. It is a small plant only 12 cm tall and looks like a fan of leaves with a small pseudobulb at the center of the leaves. It carries several flowers at a time on each flower spike and they continue to produce flowers for several months. The flowers are 2 cm and have a very prominent column which looks like a bird's head. The plant seems to do best for me mounted on a small piece of tree fern. There are around 70 species in the genus which ranges from Mexico to Brazil.
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the two bottom right images remind me of a jumping , dancing cranes
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marti. They are interesting flowers, aren't they?
DeleteWhat interesting flowers! The next-to-last shot in the right column looks like a hummingbird in flight in profile to me... Really pretty blossoms on this orchid! Wonderful photos, too =)
ReplyDeleteLike your description of the individual flower. I have another species in this genus that is only about an inch tall, but also has very complex flowers.
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