Izwe lesitshalo lakhiwe nge ubuningi bezinhlobo ngezici ezihlukile futhi ezingenakuqhathaniswa, ngakho-ke bekungeke kwenzeke ukuzama ukubamba ngekhanda konke, ngoba kubonakala kunjalo kusekhona izinhlobo ezingakatholakaliNgamanye amagama, ngenxa yezindawo noma imvelo, bekulukhuni ukufinyelela amaphuzu athile.
Isibonelo salokhu kungaba izidalwa zasolwandle futhi kubonakala sengathi kunezilwane lokho uhlala cishe phansi kolwandle, indawo lapho kungenakwenzeka ukufinyelela khona ngobuchwepheshe, ngoba ingcindezi ingadala ukubhujiswa kwayo ngokushesha, lokhu kungenye yezimo eziningi ezingazange zifundwe ngumlobi wezinyunyana ngasizathu simbe.
Lezi yizici ze-Ghost Orchid
La I-Ghost Orchid noma i-Polyrrhiza lindenii, kuzoxoxwa ngakho kulesi sihloko, lapho abanye izici zalesi sitshalo esingajwayelekile.
Sizokwethula izici okufanele ziphathwe njengosayizi waso, umsuka wegama laso, ukuqhakaza kwaso nendawo esihlala kuyo, ngendlela yokuthi umfundi akwazi ukuthola ulwazi oluyisisekelo mayelana nalesi sitshalo, ngendlela yokuthi kungenzeka usibandlulule kulwazi olwethulwe lapha.
I-orchid yesipoki kuyisitshalo esingajwayelekile kubhekwe namuhla kusengozini yokuqothulwa. Ukutholwa kwakhe kwakamuva kwavumela ongoti bakule ndawo ukuthi banqande ukucabanga kwakhe ngokunyamalala eminyakeni engu-20 eyedlule.
Ngalesi sizathu, kunjalo akunakwenzeka ukuthola lesi sigaba sezinhlobo ehlathini futhi kubonakala sengathi izindawo lapho kungenzeka zingene kulesi sitshalo yilezi: IBahamas, iCuba neFlorida, okuyizindawo zokuhlala ezithandwa yilesi sitshalo yilezi amahlathi omanzi nenhlabathi enamaxhaphozi.
Kulokhu singangeza okungenzeki okuvezwa yilesi sitshalo lapho sikhula ezindaweni ezingasifanele, okungukuthi, ukuhlwanyela kwabo nokuvuna kwabo kudinga izimo ezikhethekile, engenakuba namamaki wephutha.
Lezi yizizathu eziyinhloko zokuthi kungani lesi sitshalo ingatholakala ngamanani aphezulu kakhulu ezimakethe eziningi futhi akuyona engezansi, ngoba kuyabhekwa uhlobo oluthile, okuchazwe kulezi zici ezilandelayo.
Okuthile okungenzeka ukuthi kushiwo ekuboneni kokuqala iqiniso lokuthi lesi sitshalo siqukethe kuphela izimpande, iziqu namaqabunga angekho.
Izimpande zivumela isitshalo ukumunca zonke izakhamzimba ezidingekayo ukusinda. Ngokufanayo, izimpande zivumela isitshalo ukuthi sikwenze i-photosynthesis, kanye nokwenza ukuvikelwa kwezingqimba zayo ezijule kakhulu kunoma yikuphi ukusongela okungaba khona.
Lezi zimpande ziluhlaza futhi bakha ama-90% omzimba wesitshalo.
Ngokuvamile lesi sitshalo ijwayele ukuqhakaza phakathi kukaJuni no-Agasti. Izimbali zayo azizikhulu kakhulu, zingu-3-5 cm ububanzi, kanye no-9 cm ubude. Igama le "I-Ghost orchid”Kususelwa eqinisweni lokuthi izimbali zalo zingalenga kusukela ezimpandeni okwamanje lapho zinamathela khona esihlahleni, okunikeza isithombe sokuthi ziyantanta emoyeni.
Iqiniso elidingekayo okufanele sazi ukuthi lesi sitshalo sethule abaningi izinkinga ezizobusa emhlabeni, ngoba inkinga ayihlobene nje kuphela nezinkinga lesi sitshalo esiveza ukuhlwanyela nokuvuna kwaso, kodwa futhi nokuzala kwaso.
Lesi sitshalo ekugcineni isampula ebucayi kakhulu ngomqondo ojwayelekile, ubukhona babo empeleni buyimali enkulu.
I-Phantom Orchid kuyisitshalo esingajwayelekile lokho nakanjani kunezici ezithile. Kulokhu singangeza izimo lapho lesi sitshalo sikhula khona kancane, ngoba sinjalo uhlobo olubiza kakhulu kuzo zonke izindawo, uhlobo ngeshwa, ingahle inyamalale kusuka kwesinye isikhathi iye komunye, ngenxa yamathuba aphansi okuthi lezi kufanele ziphumelele ezindaweni ezithile zasendle noma zokuzenzela ezithanda ukuthuthuka kwazo.
