Here is an Encyclia I took a photo of on my recent vacation. Thought someone might know what it is. It grew very dry and in almost full sun.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v393/paphman/Encyclia.jpg

Really nice! Were there many orchids in bloom when you were there? What island were you at? I was in Anguilla last weekend but did not have any time to explore.

That's a cool flower, neato lip! I like the photo too - you are very talented w/ the camera!


Not a clue what it is though, sorry!

I was on Virgin Gorda, Saba Rock and the only coral atoll in the Carribean, the name of which I cannot reveal. All three are fabulous in their own way. And yes, only 5 different orchids, but literally 10's of thousands in bloom. It was spectacular! Unfortunately I did not have a polarizing lens and the in situ picts of the tetramicras are really not good enough to post.

Any guesses on the third island? Or the id of the Encyclia?

nice pic, i have no guess on the island, the only island I am familiar with is Cuba and that is because of my like of their fish and cigars.

is Cuba and that is because of my like of their fish and cigars.

A good friend of mine in New York has a huge population of Cubanichthys cubensis and Cubanichthys pengelleyi. Really neat fish. He says the C. cubensis are much more difficult to raise though then the C. pengelleyi.

that is true, pengelleyi are not that difficult. What is your friend's name? He might be a member of the organization that I belong to, the American killifish Association? I know many of the members from New York.

might be a member of the organization that I belong to, the American killifish Association? I know many of the members from New York.

Yes, both he and I are AKA members. I mainly raise Cyprinodons and SAAs, though I do have some cold water Aphyosemions such as A. jorgenscheeli and A. ocellatum. He also belongs to some local clubs, I believe, like LIKA. He's been trying to convince me to go to the AKA Convention next week (I think it's next week).

Seems like there are quite a few Killikeepers who also keep orchids.

Lien

We do have a lot of Killi people who like slippers(or slipper people who like killis). I am trying to go slow so that I don't go overboard as I am known to do. One pair of Nothobranchius rachovi should do it until I try to collect every species and form of Notho.

Park Bear, I am planning on tagging along with you to the convention still...e-mail me if you would when you are wanting to depart. Hope a lot of the killi people here make it to the convention...I would like to put a person to the screen names.

Jon

I am trying to go slow so that I don't go overboard as I am known to do

The AKA convention is NOT a good place for that! The last time I went to an AKA Convention, I said i would not get any new fish and ended up bringing 10 pairs home!

We do have a lot of Killi people who like slippers(or slipper people who like killis)

I can only handle one obsession at a time, I'm afraid. :poke:

Actually there are three coral atolls in the Caribbean....Turneffe Atoll, Lighthouse Atoll, and Glover's Atoll.

As for the Encyclia...more likely Psychilis truncata or a close relative.

Jon

I stand corrected on the number of coral atolls but three is also not correct as I was on another well to the north and east of those mentioned.

I was given the following link and believe this to be the correct ID of the plant in question.

http://www.nhm.org/guana/tz-webpg/guana1.htm

Great! Glad you found an answer!

might be a member of the organization that I belong to, the American killifish Association? I know many of the members from New York.

Yes, both he and I are AKA members. I mainly raise Cyprinodons and SAAs, though I do have some cold water Aphyosemions such as A. jorgenscheeli and A. ocellatum. He also belongs to some local clubs, I believe, like LIKA. He's been trying to convince me to go to the AKA Convention next week (I think it's next week).

Seems like there are quite a few Killikeepers who also keep orchids.

Lien

Yes Lien, you should come, the convention is great as you know. I am the AKA A/V chairman, I video, repro and sell all of the convention speakers for the AKA.

Lowell

What is a killifish you guys are always talking about? Are they some kind of freshwater fish that people raise as pets? :confused:

What is a killifish you guys are always talking about? Are they some kind of freshwater fish that people raise as pets? :confused:

Pete,

I posted some photos for you in the OT category.

http://www.rainbowcomputers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5597#5597

I think that link should work

Lien

The seed of this has has germinated in a very robust way and I am sure to have many flasks available for anyone that is interested.

Nice Photo and flower !!!!! ;-)