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family Orchidaceae
Catasetum integerrimum Hook. (syn: Catasetum maculatum
Kunth); ch'it k'uk
Epiphytic
orchid; pseudobulbs large, curved, tapered at both ends, among
masses of upward-oriented rootlets; leaves broad, oblanceolate,
somewhat thin, with prominent veins; inflorescence a raceme bearing
a few flowers; flowers greenish yellow; lip petal (labellum) uppermost
(flower non-resupinate), projecting hood-like over the column;
capsule fruits coarsely ribbed, the sepals and petals retained
as a brown remnant at the tip. (Image at left photographed at
Labna.)
Additional images:
According to Standley (1930), the pseudobulbs yield a viscous
glue-like sap that has been used in mending the wooden bodies
of violins.
Epiphytic
orchid; pseudobulbs large, curved, tapered at both ends, among
masses of upward-oriented rootlets; leaves broad, oblanceolate,
somewhat thin, with prominent veins; inflorescence a raceme bearing
a few flowers; flowers greenish yellow; lip petal (labellum) uppermost
(flower non-resupinate), projecting hood-like over the column;
capsule fruits coarsely ribbed, the sepals and petals retained
as a brown remnant at the tip. (Image at left photographed at
Labna.)
