RHH's photos with the keyword: glandulosa

The name of this orchid species, "glandulosa," refer to the purple glands with which the flowers are lined. I do not know their purpose but assume they have something to do with pollination, as also the scent, which is very strong and is of cloves. The glands you can see more clearly in some of the photos at the link below. For the scent you'll have to come and visit. The species is from Ecuador. The photo was taken a few days ago and the plant is still in bloom. This will be the last of my orchid photos for a while.

This lovely orchid is a hybrid of Masdevallia Falcon's Sunrise and Masdevallia glandulosa. Several other picture can be found at: orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2010/08/masdevallia-falco...

From Ecuador this orchid species has flower lines with purple glands, from which also its name derives. It is heaveily scented of cloves (some say cinnamon), and is a prolific bloomer. More pictures of the plant and flowers can be found below. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/01/masdevallia-gland...

In this picture the "glands" for which the species is named can be seen. Whether they are involved in the production of its scent I do not know, but the flowers have a very strong clove or cinnamon scent. From Ecuador. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/01/masdevallia-gland...