corymad

Hi guys,
This is my first post after "lurking in the dark" for sometime now. Got to know this forum through Roland (lorba) but it has been great to be able to read what you guys are sharing. Was helping roland take pictures of his crypt collection and there it was, this specimen that came in supposedly as one of the C. cordatas but seem to have turned out otherwise?






A rather warty limb with a short tail


throat and collar


kettle


opened kettle


Any ideas on the identity?

best regards,

Alan Goh

AaronT

It does look like a cordata flower, but the colors are unlike any I've seen. I'm stumped too.

jazzlvr123

Im no crypt expert so im not really sure. however most cordata flowers I see are more yellow. beautiful spathe however i love the tiger looking inflorescence on the inside

Ghazanfar Ghori

That is NICE! Great job capturing the colors and textures!

Kai Witte

Hello Alan & Roland,

That's C. bangkanensis. Nice pics!

BTW, using pencil for labeling is much safer since it doesn't fade.

Khamul1of9

Very cool looking.

corymad

Hi guys,
Thanks for the kind words. Some of you are helluva good photographers as well! Ghazanfar and Xema just to name a few. Learnt loads from observing your photos.

Kai, Thanks for the ID. Roland and I were both confounded when we first saw the opened spathe. Yes it does really look like C. bangkaensis doesn't it? What made you put a stamp on it? The relatively short styles compared to those on what one would usually expect on C. scurrilis?

best regards,

Alan

Kai Witte

Hello Alan,

Yes, as well as many other hints: less rugose limb, prominent collar with slanted narrow entrance, large kettle, colored kettle & tube, leaves, etc.

I like this species: most strains are not too large with nice leaves, beautiful inflorescences, and quite freely flowering!

lorba

Hey Alan, didnt know you posted it here already. I started a new thread.