Coelogyne salmonicolor

Coelogyne salmonicolor, award 20095031, has been confirmed by SITF. Nov. 2009. You may now process the award.

Tolumnia sylvestris confirmed to be Tolumnia hawkesiana

Award Description

One hundred and nineteen flowers and four buds on twenty seven inflorescences on a rambling ascendant plant growing on a 10X18cm cork bark slab; sepals and petals soft lavender with tan spots proximally; lip soft lavender; yellow crested; white anther cap; substance average, texture matte.

Tolumnia sylvestre, award 20095025, has been confirmed to be Tolumnia hawkesiana by SITF (April 2010) with assistance by Ken Wilson and James Ackerman.

Acineta beyrodtiana determined to be Acineta cryptodonta

Howard Ginsberg has asked me to send the attached material (award description and images) with the hope that they will be sufficient to establish identification of the plant presented as Acineta beyrodtiana 'Jardin botanique de Montréal' and provisionally awarded an 83 point CHM under 20095758 in Québec City on April 18, 2009. I would appreciate knowing the outcome of this identification. Michael MacConaill AOS Awards Photographer Toronto Supplemental Judging Center, Montréal.

Acineta beyrodtiana (Award 20095758) has been determined to be Acineta cryptodonta by SITF, Dec 2009, with assistance of Eric Christenson, Günter Gerlach, and Rudolph Jenny. Christenson and Jenny, using Christenson’s classification (Orchid Digest 2006), believe this specimen to be Acineta cryptodonta, and feel that Acineta beyrodtiana is a synonym of Acineta cryptodonta. Gerlach, using his own classification scheme felt the proper name for this plant is Acineta antioquia.

Epidendrum allochronum confirmed to be Epidendrum summerhayesii

Epidendrum allochronum, award 20096019, has been confirmed to be Epidendrum summerhayesii by SITF, Oct 2009, with assistance of Eric Hagsater.
You may now process the award including the sentence above.

Dendrobium amboinense

From the exhibitor:
I obtained this plant at the 19th WOC in Miami. I don't know who the vendor was, but I'm sure the plant was imported.
The flowers are ethereal, and might last through the day if conditions are cloudy and cool. Otherwise, they wilt after 6-8 hours.
There was a short profile of this species in Orchid Digest Vol. 72-3.

Dendrobium amboinense, award 20082403, has been confirmed to be Dendrobium amboinense by the SITF. You can now process the award.

Polystachya rhodochila

From the exhibitor:
This plant was derived from a flask I purchased from Meyers Conservatory.
The seed was donated by Marni Turkel. In personal correspondence with her, she stated that the parent plants were both obtained as Polystachya rhodochila from Laurens Grobler and Afri Orchids.
Marni's email address is: marni@marniturkel.com

Polystachya rhodochila, award 20086216, has been confirmed by the SITF with the assistance of Johan Hermanns, Nov. 2009. You may now process the award.

Dendrobium nindii consistent with hybrid

Dendrobium nindii, award 20096292, has been determined to be consistent with hybrid by SITF, Oct 2009, with assistance of Peter O'Byrne. You can now process the award.

Are these two photos of the same plant? Perhaps one is additional from
an unskilled photographer and one is the official award portrait?

Epidendrum lacustre

Epidendrum lacustre, award 20096017, has been confirmed to be Epidendrum lacustre , by the SITF, Sept 2009. You can now process the award.