Is there a distinction between the lip and callus forms?

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Two Trichocentrum plants were benched at the meeting. The one with a
yellow marked labellum was labelled Trichocentrum pulchrum. The one with
the red marked labellum was labelled Trichocentrum brandtiae. They looked
quite distinct. On checking the names on the Kew Monocots page, they list
Trichocentrum brandtiae as a synonym of Trichocentrum pulchrum. Jay Pfahl
has them as separate species. What do others think? Are they really the
same species? Who would want to be a taxonomist?

This species is found from Venezuela through to Peru.

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John Varigos
Melbourne, Australia
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