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October 16, 2016

Octomeria palmyrabellae









20165142  great plains

October 13, 2016

Oeceoclades angustifolia








Oeceoclades angustifolia (Senghas) Garay & P.Taylor, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 24: 258 (1976).
This name is accepted.

2016 4696 Florida Caribbean 


October 10, 2016

Cleisocentron gokusingii 2 determined to be Cleisocentron merillianum










20161896  PNW


Cleisocentron gokusingii, award 20161896, has been determined to be Cleisocentron merillianum by SITF (Dec 2016).  

Cynorkis purpurascens






Cynorkis purpurascens Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 15 (1822).
This name is accepted.

20162043  Pac south

October 03, 2016

Epidendrum micronocturnum determined to be Epidendrum rocalderianum


20161889
Name:Epidendrum  mininoctur num ‘Gustavo Moreno’
Parents:

Horizontal / Width
Vertical / Length
Natural Spread
10.0
11.3
Dorsal Sepal
0.3
5.9
Petals
0.2
5.7
Lateral Sepals
0.3
5.3
Lip / Pouch
1.2
5.0




Description:

Two striking flowers and one bud on four branched sequentially flowering apical inflorescences to 41-cm tall, flat entire length with 4-7 distichous leaves to 4-cm wide by 15-cm long grown in bark mix in 14-cm diameter plastic pot, leaves green dorsally with discolor reverse; sepals chartreuse suffused light brown; petals chartreuse; lip white, midlobe distallly chartreuse, side lobes white, callus bright yellow; column white adnate to lip; substacnce firm; texture matte; recognized for hybridizing potential.


Epidendrum micronocturnum Carnevali & G.A.Romero, Lindleyana 11: 241 (1996).
This name is accepted.

Epidendrum micronocturnum, award 20161889, has been determined to be Epidendrum rocalderianum by SITF (Oct 2016). 

Cischweinfia colombiana


20161888 PNW
Name: Cischweinfia colombiana ‘Romelia’


Horizontal / Width
Vertical / Length
Natural Spread
3.0
3.5
Dorsal Sepal
0.5
2.0
Petals
0.4
1.5
Lateral Sepals
0.5
1.2
Lip / Pouch
1.2
1.2




Description:
Twenty-one flowers and two buds on seven inflorescences; plant 30-cm by 10-cm tall grown in wire basket in bark; pseudobulbs  4.5-cm by 1.2-cm, flat, obovate, singely leaved; leaves lanceolate 27-cm by 1.8-cm; flowers patent ; sepals and petals lanceolate, chartreuse with light brown diffuse spots; lip oval, one lobed, white, dark red spots centrally; column white; substance firm; texture matte.  

Cischweinfia colombiana, award 20161888, has been confirmed to be Cischweinfia colombiana by SITF (Oct 2016). 

October 02, 2016

Erycina pumilio determined to be Erycina glossomystax

Award number:20161887 
Name: Erycina pumilio ‘Marnjita’
Parents:

Horizontal / Width
Vertical / Length
Natural Spread
1.3
1.7
Dorsal Sepal
0.2
0.3
Petals
0.2
0.3
Lateral Sepals


Lip / Pouch
1.5
1.2




Description:

Thirty flowers, 17 spent flowers and 47 inflorescences to 2-cm long evenly flowered around on 1-cm diameter by 30-cm long stick; 14 fan growths with leaves 2.3-cm long by 0.3-cm wide; flowers lemon yellow; lateral sepals connate; petals banded red-brown basally; lip side lobes and midlobe banded red-brown basally, callus margins fimbriate; substance soft; texture matte;


Erycina pumilio, award 20161887, has been determined to be Erycina glossomystax by SITF (OCT 2016). 

Masdevallia assurgens determined to be Masdevallia uncifera

Award number:  20161882
Name: Masd. assurgens ‘Luis Pina’
Parents:

Horizontal / Width
Vertical / Length
Natural Spread
2.0
4.0
Dorsal Sepal
1.0
4.0
Petals
0.1
0.5
Lateral Sepals
0.8
4.6
Lip / Pouch
0.2
0.5




Description:

Two flowers and seven buds on nine inflorscences to 12-cm well-held above foliage, sheath one-quarter distance above base; plant 15-cm tall by 15-cm diameter grown in 14-cm round plastic pot in bark; coriaceous leaves light green to 1.5-cm wide by 10-cm long, no pedicel evident; sepals suffused red at base changing to yellow fading to light yellow apically, central vein dark yellow, caudae dark chartreuse, lateral caudae extremely reflexed; petals, lip and column white; substance firm; texture matte; plant also labelled as Masd. uncifera.

Masdevallia assurgens, award 20161882, has been determined to be Masdevallia uncifera by SITF (OCT 2016). 

Rhetinantha acuminata


Award number:  20161881 PNW
Name: Rhetinantha acuminata ‘Monica’

Horizontal / Width
Vertical / Length
Natural Spread
3.2
1.6
Dorsal Sepal
0.3
1.7
Petals
0.1
0.8
Lateral Sepals
0.3
1.5
Lip / Pouch
0.4
1.0




Description:
Approximately 125 green-yellow flowers and 17 buds well-arranged on 40-cm by 18-cm diameter compact plant grown in decaying bark in clay pot; pseudobulbs ovate, slightly flattened 3-cm by 1.5-cm, lanceolate leaves dark green 10-cm by 1-cm, one flower per inflorescence to 9-cm; petals linear; acuminate lip darker green-yellow, column green; substance firm; texture dorsal surface lip waxy, shiny, petals matte.
Rhetinantha acuminata, award 20161881, has been confirmed to be  Rhetinantha acuminata by SITF (Oct 2016

Odontoglossum rhynchanthum


Award number: 20161878 PNW
Name:  Oncidium rhynchanthum ‘Linda’
Parents:

Horizontal / Width
Vertical / Length
Natural Spread
4.8
4.2
Dorsal Sepal
0.6
3.0
Petals
0.6
2.8
Lateral Sepals
0.7
2.8
Lip / Pouch
1.2
3.0




Description:

_ Twenty-six striking flowers on 4 arched inflorescences to 30-cm; plant 40-cm by 25-cm on 5-cm diameter by 30-cm long log; ovate pseudobulbs 5-cm tall by 3-cm wide with 2-3 foliaceous sheaths; leaves lanceolate to 2-cm wide by 25-cm long; sepals and petals rich yellow, irregular spots maroon; lip white, side lobes spotted maroon inside; midlobe long acute, distal third maroon, elevated keels four-pronged; column light yellow, fimbriate wings; substance firm; texture matte,

Oncidium rhynchanthum, award 20161878, has been confirmed to be  Oncidium rhynchanthum by SITF (Oct 2016).

October 01, 2016

Bulbophyllum tenellum determined to be Bulbophyllum saltatorium










20162600  chicago

Bulbophyllum tenellum( awarded as B. tremulum ), award 20162600, has been determined to be Bulbophyllum saltatorium by SITF (Oct 2016).


Pleurothallis ringins



Pleurothallis ringens, award 20165137, has been confirmed to be Pleurothallis ringens by SITF (Nov 2016).