Rick
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I got this plant from Glenn Decker (after a tip from Rick H. if I remember correctly). I also noted that Ayreon posted a pic of his from a European source that sparked a big taxonomy debate. Without knowing where the parent stock originated from I'm not sure if you can tell this apart from bullenium. From that earlier debate it came out that the concept of tortipetalum is found on the Malay peninsula which would put it on a contiguous land mass with appletonium (which is an extremely variable species in Vietnam) rather than bullenium. However, it is apparent that the appletonium/bullenium flower type seems to be ecologically and geographically widespread and successful.
From a cultivation standpoint this flower has some differences from appletonium I've had which I think make it distinct enough to have both in a collection.
1) This species is flowering in the summer while many appletonium seem to bloom late fall and winter.
2) The flower is much glossier with richer colors than most appletonium I've seen
Enjoy the pics
From a cultivation standpoint this flower has some differences from appletonium I've had which I think make it distinct enough to have both in a collection.
1) This species is flowering in the summer while many appletonium seem to bloom late fall and winter.
2) The flower is much glossier with richer colors than most appletonium I've seen
Enjoy the pics
