Have a look at this one......

[Stone]

....and let's know what you think.
It is being considered for a new species from Myanmar. I was lucky enough to get a flask of it. It is unnamed at the moment.
I only have this information about it at the moment:

No other brachy in the area where it grows.
It breifly overlaps josianae in the south of it's territory in peninsula Myanmar
Elevation 800 to 1300m in an area of 2000 square km resrticted by the military until 2008
Picture is of the 2 parents not long after collection.

Whatever it is I like it

 

[Ozpaph]

We saw photos of this at our recent TAPS meeting. We are assured its a new species and not josianae X godefroyae etc (like many growers thought)..............

 

[Spaph]

So great someone is trying to raise from seed! Very pretty, what markings. Can't wait for more info/pictures to come out! Thanks for posting.

 

[Stone]

We saw photos of this at our recent TAPS meeting. We are assured its a new species and not josianae X godefroyae etc (like many growers thought)..............

Tell me more!..................

 

[fibre]

josianae X godefroyae was my first thought too.

 

[Guldal]

Whatever its status...please, keep us posted as it develops!!

 

[labskaus]

Pretty dark, I like it. Glad it is in flask, already.

 

[blondie]

An intresting blooms not for me but bet they but a good show on.

 

[GuRu]

Can't say by the fotos whether it is a new species or a natural hybrid. But what I can say - I like this flowers and their colour very much.

 

[DIN]

Was told very big flower more less 4 inches I like the shape and color.

 

[NYEric]

Good luck.

 

[troy]

Concolor v. Longipetalum x godefroyae. A good one!!!!

 

[Stone]

Concolor v. Longipetalum x godefroyae. A good one!!!!

Does not grow anywhere near godefroyae and much high elevation than that species too.

 

[Ozpaph]

Does not grow anywhere near godefroyae and much high elevation than that species too.

That assumes its a natural hybrid.

 

[PaphMadMan]

It is easy to jump to the natural hybrid conclusion, but if there is a significant population and it is isolated from the possible parent species, if it did arise as a natural hybrid it was many generations ago and it is far along the path to independent species. Without knowing if a population shows any features showing segregation of different species appearance or if seedlings from these plants do, we don't have enough information in this post to do anything but speculate.

To me, there is something about it that doesn't look completely Brachypetalum. Maybe something like Paph wardii in the background. It will be interesting to see what additional information becomes available.

 

[SlipperFan]

If a species, has it been named yet?

 

[Stone]

If a species, has it been named yet?

No not yet. Apparently someone in Burma is working on it? But they are having a few problems over there at the moment - to say the least!

 

[Stone]

It is easy to jump to the natural hybrid conclusion, but if there is a significant population and it is isolated from the possible parent species, if it did arise as a natural hybrid it was many generations ago and it is far along the path to independent species. Without knowing if a population shows any features showing segregation of different species appearance or if seedlings from these plants do, we don't have enough information in this post to do anything but speculate.

To me, there is something about it that doesn't look completely Brachypetalum. Maybe something like Paph wardii in the background. It will be interesting to see what additional information becomes available.

I can't see wardii in it but who knows. The leaves are pure brachy but lighter green than most. I would not be surprized if concolor was involved somewhere in the past??

 

[emydura]

It is easy to jump to the natural hybrid conclusion, but if there is a significant population and it is isolated from the possible parent species, if it did arise as a natural hybrid it was many generations ago and it is far along the path to independent species. Without knowing if a population shows any features showing segregation of different species appearance or if seedlings from these plants do, we don't have enough information in this post to do anything but speculate.

To me, there is something about it that doesn't look completely Brachypetalum. Maybe something like Paph wardii in the background. It will be interesting to see what additional information becomes available.

I agree. Quite likely it has originated from a natural hybrid which have now stabilised.

 

[Stone]

I agree. Quite likely it has originated from a natural hybrid which have now stabilised.

It's presumed almost every orchid species comes about that way. Some ancient and some recent, but introgression is a fast way for adaptation. I think any species which becomes totally isolated is doomed sooner or later.