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| Original Paintings |
| Patricia Laspino |
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| Swan Orchid |
| Original Oil on Canvas, 24" x 30" Gallery Wrapped on 2 1/2" Depth Stretcher Bar |
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American Orchid Society - Director of Education Note:
Cycnoches warscewiczii, the inspiration for the Swan Orchid, belongs to a curious group of New World Orchids, the
Catasetinae, that produce flowers of only one sex. While individual plants are capable of producing flowers of either sex,
typically only male or only female flowers are produced on any given inflorescence. Cycnoches warscewiczii, the most
attractive of the genus, is commonly misidentified as Cyc. chlorochilon in collections. The species is found from central
Costa Rica to central Panama. Powerfully fragrant, this species is pollinated by male Eulaema cingulata, one of a
number of Euglossine bee species commonly called “orchid bees”. These bees are attracted to the powerfully resinous
fragrances which the males use to attract females of their species.
Cycnoches warscewiczii, the inspiration for the Swan Orchid, belongs to a curious group of New World Orchids, the
Catasetinae, that produce flowers of only one sex. While individual plants are capable of producing flowers of either sex,
typically only male or only female flowers are produced on any given inflorescence. Cycnoches warscewiczii, the most
attractive of the genus, is commonly misidentified as Cyc. chlorochilon in collections. The species is found from central
Costa Rica to central Panama. Powerfully fragrant, this species is pollinated by male Eulaema cingulata, one of a
number of Euglossine bee species commonly called “orchid bees”. These bees are attracted to the powerfully resinous
fragrances which the males use to attract females of their species.
