Pupulinia

[jmccarty3]

Franco, please accept my congratulations as well. You are a man of many talents, and you have developed them and used them to a very high standard. We are all grateful that you are a part of our community!

[mana]

Wonderful! Congratulations!

[Estycollector]

Congratulations.

[siamackz]

Congratulations. What a wonderful honour!

[sansenri]

Congratulazioni, Franco!

I should have guessed you are not only an artist, but a man of science

[Kalessin]

Congratulations, Franco!

[crod]

What an honor! Congratulations!!!

[ljmudit]

Many congratulations sir!

[tubular]

This is such very happy news. Congratulations!

[Inked]

On 8/28/2020 at 12:55 PM, fpupulin said:

 

 

 

 

 

I wrote the splurge of this pride announcement with the flexible nib of my trustworthy Montblanc 149 Calligraphy, filled with Montblanc Permanent Black ink.

 

The support is Fabriano Ingres laid paper, 85 gr, in the color "Ice".

 

Hello fpupulin

 

I seemed to have missed this post and just came across it now.

 

Congratulations for the honour bestowed upon you.

Very well deserved I am sure. 

 

Now, with the way your handwriting is progressing, maybe one day soon you will have an orchid and a font named after you.

 

Will we be able to get a Pupulinia at our local Costco anytime soon?

 

Inked

 

 

 

[Carrau]

16 hours ago, Inked said:

 

Hello fpupulin

 

I seemed to have missed this post and just came across it now.

 

Congratulations for the honour bestowed upon you.

Very well deserved I am sure. 

 

Now, with the way your handwriting is progressing, maybe one day soon you will have an orchid and a font named after you.

 

Will we be able to get a Pupulinia at our local Costco anytime soon?

 

Inked

 

 

 

As did I, Franco. Allow me to add my belated congratulations.

[N1003U]

19 hours ago, Carrau said:

As did I, Franco. Allow me to add my belated congratulations.

+1.

 

What a lovely orchid. Do you have any photos handy of one that is completely dark purple, i.e., without the spots?

[Wael El-Dasher]

Sorry for the belated congratulations. This is wonderful news and a well deserved honor. 
 

cheers

 

W

[fpupulin]

Inked, Carrau, N1003U, Wael, thank you very much for your kind words.

 

In particular, N1003U, this is the closest to a completely purple form of Pupulinia shuarii that I know:

 

The photograph is not mine, but of friends of mine who took it in Ecuador. A somewhat sinister and fascinating flower, isn’t it?

[Wael El-Dasher]

3 minutes ago, fpupulin said:

Inked, Carrau, N1003U, Wael, thank you very much for your kind words.

 

In particular, N1003U, this is the closest to a completely purple form of Pupulinia shuarii that I know:

 

The photograph is not mine, but of friends of mine who took it in Ecuador. A somewhat sinister and fascinating flower, isn’t it?

Wow! Absolutely gorgeous! 

[N1003U]

Wow! That is quite a lovely and unique specimen. I have the good fortune of having a neighbor who is quite into raising orchids. This means I am able to enjoy the beauty and variety of these plants, with neither the work and responsibility that their artificial cultivation entails, nor the labor of seeking them out in the wild. Quite a benefit for me. My neighbor, however, I think appreciates someone willing to take more than a superficial interest in his odd plants. 

 

Pupulinia shuarii  does look a bit sinister, particularly in that solid dark purple. The color is not unlike some specimens I have seen in SE Asia with broad, fan-shaped petals, but the shape is really unique. It reminds me bit of the adjective 大, or maybe a person sticking out a large tongue. Is the species particularly rare, or simply limited in the region where it grows?

 

I am an engineer by trade, but my wife is a biologist, and it never ceases to amaze me not only how almost identical DNA can produce such a variety, but also how significantly different DNA can produce almost identical structures, colors, etc.

 

How large are those flowers typically?