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Ornithocephalus, bird head, is the name of this orchid, and the flowers really resemble little birds with tiny heads and long beaks. Their size is only about 1/5" = 5 mm. ![:D (Big Grin) :D](https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif)
I turned this picture upside down. In fact, the iris-like foliage of this epiphytic plant is growing downwards and the flowers are non-resupinate.
Edit: resupination: the "lips" of the nearly all orchid flowers we find in garden centers or at exhibitions are at a 6 o'clock position. This is what we humans consider to be the "normal" way but in fact these flowers are rotated by an angle of 180° - they are resupinate! Originally, the lip is at the 12 o'clock position and moves to 6 o'clock during the development of the flower bud. Only for some species, the position of the lip remains unchanged.![:) (Smile) :)](https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif)
![:D (Big Grin) :D](https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif)
I turned this picture upside down. In fact, the iris-like foliage of this epiphytic plant is growing downwards and the flowers are non-resupinate.
![;) (Wink) ;)](https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/wink.gif)
Edit: resupination: the "lips" of the nearly all orchid flowers we find in garden centers or at exhibitions are at a 6 o'clock position. This is what we humans consider to be the "normal" way but in fact these flowers are rotated by an angle of 180° - they are resupinate! Originally, the lip is at the 12 o'clock position and moves to 6 o'clock during the development of the flower bud. Only for some species, the position of the lip remains unchanged.
![:) (Smile) :)](https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif)
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Awesome gallery at all!![:) (Smile) :)](https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif)
![:) (Smile) :)](https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif)