Zygopetalum brachypetalum(Orchidaceae) by bassbone10

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on May 22, 2008

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Comments (10)

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MrsRatbag

2:46PM | Thu, 22 May 2008

Wow, looks like a little face with a big smile in the center of all that! Amazaing flowers, orchids. And a wonderful capture you've done!

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ascript

6:22PM | Thu, 22 May 2008

Excellent ;)

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durleybeachbum

3:35AM | Fri, 23 May 2008

Superb!

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Fred255

7:24AM | Fri, 23 May 2008

A bit odd that it's only got one petal, but that's what made it stand out for me. Also great colours.

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Aioros

10:47AM | Fri, 23 May 2008

Beautiful capture my friend.

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bassbone10

1:36PM | Fri, 23 May 2008

Actually, the appendages at 2:00 and 10:00 and also petals. Orchids generally have one of the three petals modified into what orchidists refer to as the lip. It can appear in many bizarre sizes and shapes among the 30,000+ species of orchids. Orchids generally have 3 petals and three sepals, one of the defining characteristics of the family Orchidaceae. In this flower the sepals are at 12:00, 3:00 and 9:00.

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