pflanzenflüsterer: Cavendishia complectens; Ericaceae (2)
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Unidentified Lepanthes species in situ during an EXCEPTIONAL 14 DAYS TOUR I guided for the French Orchid Federation with Nature Experience and Tolima Biodiversa Expediciones (235 WILD ORCHID SPECIES BLOOMING). Here in Tolima department, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Lepanthes rhynchion in situ during an EXCEPTIONAL 14 DAYS TOUR I guided for the French Orchid Federation with Nature Experience and Tolima Biodiversa Expediciones (235 WILD ORCHID SPECIES BLOOMING). Here in Tolima department, Colombia.
pflanzenflüsterer: Cavendishia complectens; Ericaceae (1)
Ben Caledonia: Dendrobium oppositifolium
Ben Caledonia: Dendrobium oppositifolium
Ben Caledonia: Dendrobium oppositifolium
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Lepanthes affine pleurothallopsis in situ during an EXCEPTIONAL 14 DAYS TOUR I guided for the French Orchid Federation with Nature Experience and Tolima Biodiversa Expediciones (235 WILD ORCHID SPECIES BLOOMING). Here in Tolima department, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Dracula chestertonii flowers (handled straight, not cut) in situ during a 5 days orchids, botany and nature observation tour I just guided for 2 persons living in USA. We saw 73 orchid species blooming in situ. Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Colourful and with a not very pleasant wet wood scent, Bulbophyllum bicolor flowering at home. Pretty easy to grow in temperate to warm climate, not very water demanding compared to local orchids. Distribution: south China, Taiwan, Laos, Thaíland, Vietnam
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: A rarer Pleurothallis perijaensis variety, paler pinkish rather than red, in situ during a 5 days orchids, botany and nature observation tour I guided for 2 persons living in USA. We saw 73 orchid species blooming in situ. Valle del Cauca dept, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Colourful and with a not very pleasant wet wood scent, Bulbophyllum bicolor flowering at home. Pretty easy to grow in temperate to warm climate, not very water demanding compared to local orchids. Distribution: south China, Taiwan, Laos, Thaíland, Vietnam
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Otoglossum gobuilferum in situ during during a 5 days orchids, botany and nature observation tour I just guided for 2 persons living in USA. We saw 73 orchid species blooming in situ. Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
Ben Caledonia: Dendrobium odontochilum
Ben Caledonia: Dendrobium odontochilum
Ben Caledonia: Dendrobium odontochilum
Ben Caledonia: Dendrobium closterium
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: The recently described miniature Lepanthes gloriagaleanoana in situ during a 5 days orchids, botany and nature observation tour I just guided for 2 persons living in USA. We saw 73 orchid species blooming in situ. Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
pflanzenflüsterer: Nidularium innocentii 1443-2; Bromeliaceae (1)
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Dracula chestertonii in situ during a 5 days orchids, botany and nature observation tour I just guided for 2 persons living in USA. We saw 73 orchid species blooming in situ. Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
Ben Caledonia: Appendicula reflexa
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: The miniature Psygmorchis crista-galli in situ during a 5 days orchids, botany and nature observation tour I just guided for 2 persons living in USA. We saw 73 orchid species blooming in situ. Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: The incredible verrucose callus of the lip of Epidendrum weerakitianum in situ ! I observed it for the first time in the forest where I live on a Christmas walk, although we already had it registered further north. Endemic (exclusive) from Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Xylobium corrugatum in situ during an EXCEPTIONAL 14 DAYS TOUR I guided for the French Orchid Federation with Nature Experience and Tolima Biodiversa Expediciones (191 WILD ORCHID SPECIES BLOOMING) in Colombia. Tolima. department.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: The incredible verrucose callus of the lip of Epidendrum weerakitianum in situ ! I observed it for the first time in the forest where I live on a Christmas walk, although we already had it registered further north. Endemic (exclusive) from Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Just some flowers of a much longer inflorescence of a Stelis sp. in situ. A little bit of the miniature world, somewhat "alien" looking isn't it ? Carchi Province , Ecuador.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: The incredible verrucose callus of the lip of Epidendrum weerakitianum in situ ! I observed it for the first time in the forest where I live on a Christmas walk, although we already had it registered further north. Endemic (exclusive) from Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: I remade pics of Cattleya lueddemanniana at home. This time with morning sun, it changes a lot the colors compared to older ones I made in the end of the afternoon (see in comments), Interesting to see how light has a strong influence from the same place
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia: Kohleria affinis (Gesneriaceae family). Extraordinary plant, so elegant and proliferous old specimen in well conserved cloud forest ! Seen during a 5 days orchids, botany and nature observation tour I guided for 2 persons in Valle del Cauca dept, Colombia