Secund flower arrangement.

When all flowers bore on sides of the axil are turned to one direction, the arrangement is termed secund flower arrangement. Probably due to its rarity in the family of orchids, a few orchid species are even named after this flower arrangement with specific names or epithets like secunda, secundum, secundus, secundiflora, secundiflorus, etc.

Many observations during my field trips have opened a new dimension in the study of pollinator behaviours with respect to secund orchid flowers.

Ponerorchis sp.
Ponerorchis sp.
Ponerorchis sp.
Ponerorchis sp.
Cryptochilus sp.
Cryptochilus sp.
Cryptochilus sp.
Cryptochilus sp.
Pholidota sp.
Pholidota sp.
Pholidota sp.
Pholidota sp.
Pinalia sp.
Pinalia sp.
Pinalia sp.
Pinalia sp.
Cryptochilus sp.
Cryptochilus sp.
Cryptochilus sp.
Cryptochilus sp.

Post 13 – 22/September/2020