On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:29:29 -0700, SuE wrote:

On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:47:13 +1000, Dave Gillingham
wrote:

Can't claim much credit for this - only bought it a couple of weeks ago.
The tag says Ursula x Neo-Hawaii. Seems to me that makes it 50% lineale, 25%
discolor & 25% phalaenopsis. Given the appearance of the blooms, I'm not sure I
believe the tag. But I love it just the same.
Dave Gillingham
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Love this style and shape. It is to die for.

Is there a difference in the forms of lineale?
I have Ursula's lineale listed as veratifolium, and Neo-Hawaii's
lineale as Den grantii. And the discolor was known as undulatum when
it was registered.
I just wondered if they were the differences? Any chance there was
another plant known for a while as one of these misnomers?
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php


Sue, D. lineale seems to be a very variable species. I've attached 3 pics
scanned from Lavarack, Harris & Stocker, and from a fairly new book "Spatulata
Orchids of Papua New Guinea" published by the Orchid Society of Papua New
Guinea. None of them would provide the colouration of my plant, nor the very
tall antelope lateral sepals. Seems more like antennatum or tangerinum in
shape, but colouration similar to at least one photo I've seen of helix.
Dave Gillingham
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