Pamianthe on the wiki

Diana Chapman rarebulbs@suddenlink.net
Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:06:29 PDT
I do have a picture of the entire tube with a thickened area at the end 
before the pseudostem which is the undeveloped ovary.  I don't know how 
to post the picture, though.

Diana
> It appears to me that the case here is a simple misinterpretation of where
> the floral tube ends. In fact, it ends very close to the pseudostem. The
> extra long floral tube is green, making it appear as if it were a pedicel.
> Unfortunately, none of the many photos show the ovary attachment, but what
> they do show is that the stigma is exerted and quite close to the pollen. I
> will take my guess that this plant is moth pollinated.
>
> Nhu
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:23 AM, Diana Chapman <rarebulbs@suddenlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I have bulbs that bloom every year, so I am not going by pictures.
>>
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