Bulbophyllum auriculatum confirmed as Bulbophyllum lobbii

JUDGING SUMMARY SHEET: Provisional Awards

EVENT:
LOCATION:
Foothills Orchid Society Show
Calgary, Alberta, Canada EVENT DATE: 10/04/2008
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Name: Doug Savage
3139 - 35 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Tel.: 403-249-3532
PLANT #: 20082881 AWARD No.: 20082881 HCCAWARD: 75SCORE:
PLANT: Bulbophyllum auriculatum
CULTIVAR: 'Wendy Letendre' SYN:
PARENTAGE:
HYBRIDIZER:
MEASUREMENTS (in centimeters):
NAT.SPR. 5.2NAT.SPR.V 8.5DS W 2.0DS L 4.8PET W 1.0PET L 4.4LS W 1.5LS L
4.6LIP W 1.1LIP L 3.7
SYNS W SYNS L POUCH W POUCH L
DESCRIPTION:
Two orange-yellow flowers and no buds on two inflorescences; dorsal
sepal spotted dull red, lanceolate, erect;
lateral sepals spotted dull red at base, spots coalesce into stripes
centrally, becoming solid at apex, overlaid dull
red, yellow along edges; petal veins dull red, converge into two bands;
lip spotted dull red above hinge, suffused
dull red below hinge, cordate; column dull yellow; anther cap yellow;
substance firm; texture matte; charming
member of the lobbii type Bulbophyllums.
EXHIBITOR: Terry Letendre
9791 185 Street,
Edmonton, AB T5T 3L7 Canada
780-486-4474
printed 10/29/2008 Page 1

Dear Russ,

Your award 20082881 Bulbophyllum auriculatum has been confirmed as Bulbophyllum lobbii by the SITF with the assistance of Doris Jensen(Dec 2008). This is “just” as very red form of lobbi. Some experts would divide this group up depending on colors and other characteristics but our expert chose to give us this name and we are going with it. the name auriculatum is not correctly (legally) applied to this form as the name is used on another species totally unrelated, but in the trade this plant is often labeled with this name. As you gave this plant an HCC the award can go now be processed, if the team agrees with continuing with the award (which we at SITF think you should).

Patricia Harding, SITF chair