Brasiliorchis kautskyi

[naoki]

First bloom for me. It's from Bela Vista. It wasn't the one with purple margin, but it is still pretty. link to my blog post (not much info).


Brasiliorchis kautskyi on Flickr


Brasiliorchis kautskyi on Flickr

Sorry for the dirty leaves (from Sevin).

Brasiliorchis kautskyi on Flickr

 

[Ozpaph]

lovely.
Is it related to Maxillarias?

 

[AdamD]

Neat-o. I was wondering the same

 

[Lanmark]

That's awesome!

 

[Chicago Chad]

That is absolutely awesome Naoki and new to me! Much appreciated

 

[NYEric]

Nice, moved to Maxillaria.

 

[TyroneGenade]

Cool plant. Well grown!

What can you tell us about its cultivation? Looks like it is potted in wet moss. Does it like to be cool and wet?

 

[PaphMadMan]

Nice species. Thanks for posting.

lovely.
Is it related to Maxillarias?

Nice, moved to Maxillaria.

Brasiliorchis was segregated from Maxillaria by some authors beginning in 2007 I think. Along with species split off into Maxillariella, Camaridium and other segregates the changes are not accepted by Kew, but largely are accepted by other authorities - The Plant List, for instance - which is based on acceptance of a variety of sources, among which Kew is just one. Flip a coin.

 

[naoki]

Kirk is right, Singer et al (2007) showed the data supporting the split (I think the link to the original paper in the blog post is accessible to everyone). About 13 species, including M. picta, M. schunkeana, M. marginata, are moved to Brasilliorchis.

Tyrone, I was keeping it cooler end of intermediate (min/max of 65/80F in summer, 55/70F in winter), but now I'm keeping it a little warmer (70/85F). The switch is recent, so I'm not sure, but I don't think that it is too picky. In nature, I think they are experiencing 66/84F in summer and 55/77F in winter (climate of Domingos Martins, Espírito Santo, Brazil). I forgot to record the potting media, but it looks like mostly Med. bark with some sphag (20% or so). I don't keep it particularly wet (less wet than most Paphs).

 

[TyroneGenade]

Thanks for the info, Naoki. Seems like something that might survive my home growing attempts.

 

[abax]

What a cheery sight to see on a very gloomy winter evening. Looks like sunshine to me.

 

[Ozpaph]

Thanks. Looks like a Maxillaria.

 

[SlipperFan]

Interesting about the split. I, also, would have thought it to be a Maxillaria.

 

[Migrant13]

Another interesting post Naoki. You have some very unusual orchids.

 

[Happypaphy7]

I thought I was looking at Maxillaria.

Is this scented??

 

[naoki]

HP7, I don't think that it had strong scent (probably no scent at all), but I'll check next time.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Ok.
This one reminds me of a maxilaria ( forgot the name) with yellow flowers and supposedly smell like watermelon.