April 22, 2015

Epidendrum sophronitis determined to be Epidendrum rhodovandoides





Vert / Width
Horizontal / Length
Natural Spread
0.8
1.0
Dorsal Sepal
0.4
0.6
Petals
0.2
0.4
Lateral Sepals
0.4
0.4
Lip / Pouch
0.4
0.5




Description: 10 flowers and no buds emerging from leaf axis at base of 7 growth plant, growing in wet moss in a 5cm plastic pot; plant 5.5cm wide by 3.5cm tall; leaves 2.0cm long by 0.3cm wide, distichously arranged, conduplicate, 0.2cm thick; flowers flat nonresupinate, star shaped, concolor deep mahogany red; petals and lip margins slightly hirsute; substance very firm; texture waxy. Plant from Colombia. Provisional.

20151911 PNW
Epidendrum sophronitis, award 20151911, has been determined to be Epidendrum rhodovandoides by STIF (May 2015).

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