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Dendrobium cunninghamii, in Puketi Forest, New Zealand. In full bloom :). Its indigenous Maori name is Winika and a Maori canoe (Waka) is named after it >"In the fork of the tree grew a type of orchid known as ‘te winika’ which blooms with masses of white and green star-shaped flowers, evoking the huia feathers worn by high ranking rangatira (chiefs). This led to the auspicious name being given to the waka taua, that served Maaori royalty for many purposes, from transport to ceremonial duties."

-50 years of majestic waka at Waikato Museum Source

Image by me

Edit: grammer and written better

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Rhynchovola Jimminey Cricket = Brassavola nodosa × Rhyncholaelia digbyana

Unfortunately, it does not smell, even though Brassavola nodosa smells really nice, and Rhynchovolas are also supposed to have a smell.

With bonus Jiminy Cricket pin.

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Chysis laevis is in the subtribe Chysinae (it was previously placed in Bletiinae).

The flowers were open only a few days and I suspect they pollinated themselves, because I don't have anything closely related.

There are four fruits in total, and they are quite large.

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Chysis laevis Lindl.

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This orchid opened three flowers, which were open only a few days. I suspect that they self-pollinated somehow, but I'm not sure. (They now have "thick" fruit-like parts.) I couldn't detect any smell.

Chysis is in subtribe Bletiinae according to Wikipedia, and in subtribe Chysinae according to Genera Orchidacearum Vol. 4. I couldn't find how the RHS classifies it. In any case, the genus is in tribe Epidendreae, which also includes subtribe Laeliinae.

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I bought this in January 2023.

Myrmecocattleya Luster = Cattleya forbesii × Myrmecophila thomsoniana

Both species are in the subtribe Laeliinae.

I believe I smelled a very faint perfume, but I'm not 100% sure.