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January 14, 2014

Aetheorhyncha andreettae




Aetheorhyncha andreettae (Jenny) Dressler, Lankesteriana 5: 95 (2005). This name is accepted.

20141000 National Capital 

Aetheorhyncha andreettae, award 20141000, has been confirmed to be  Aetheorhyncha andreettae by SITF ( Jan 2014).

Psychilis × raganii




Psychilis × raganii Sauleda, Phytologia 65: 26 (1988).This name is accepted.
Hybrid Formula: P. kraenzlinii × P. krugii

 20141638 PRJC

Psychilis × raganii, award 20141638, has been confirmed to be Psychilis × raganii by SITF (Jan 2014).

Cattleya dayana confirmed to be Cattleya bicalhoi












Laelia dayana Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 6: 772 (1876).This name is a synonym.
Accepted Name: Cattleya bicalhoi Van den Berg, Neodiversity 3: 4 (2008).
Laelia pumila var. dayana (Rchb.f.) Burbridge ex Dean, Fl. Mag. (London), n.s., 1877: t. 249 (1877).
Laelia pumila subsp. dayana (Rchb.f.) Bicalho, Bradea 2: 108 (1976).
Sophronitis dayana (Rchb.f.) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 15: 116 (2000).
Hadrolaelia dayana (Rchb.f.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, Richardiana 2: 20 (2002).

Pacific South 20132341

Cattleya dayana, award 20132341, has been confirmed to be Cattleya bicalhoi  by SITF (Jan 2014).




January 13, 2014

Amesiella monticola

Amesiella monticola, award number 20131150, has been confirmed to be Amesiella monticola by SITF (Jan 2014).  Toronto

January 11, 2014

Aerangis mooreana







Aerangis mooreana (Rolfe ex Sander) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart, Orchid Rev. 91(1077): 218 (1983).This name is accepted.

Cincinnati Judging Center - #20092715

Aerangis mooreana, award 20092715, has been confirmed to be  Aerangis mooreana by SITF (Jan 2014).



Angraecum conchoglossum confirmed to be Angraecum germinyanum




Angraecum conchoglossum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 336 (1918).This name is accepted.
Cincinnati Judging Center - #20112519,

Angraecum conchoglossum award #20112519, has been confirmed to be Angraecum germinyanum by SITF (Jan 2014).


Pleurothallis praecipua



Pleurothallis praecipua Luer, Phytologia 46: 370 (1980).
This name is accepted.

Cincinnati Judging Center - #20097906

Ancipitia praecipua, award 20097906. Has been confirmed to be  Pleurothallis praecipua by SITF (Jan 2014). 

January 10, 2014

Brassavola nodosa





Brassavola nodosa (L.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 114 (1831). This name is accepted.

Award # 20131297 Hilo Hawaii

Brassavola nodosa, Award # 20131297, has been determined to be a hybrid of B. grandiflora and B. nodosa (Jan 2014).



Polystachya coriscensis




Polystachya coriscensis Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 112 (1881). this name is accepted
Dendrorkis coriscensis (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891).
Polystachya bituberculata Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 165 (1900).
Polystachya kiessleri Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 153 (1906).

Cincinnati Judging Center - #

Polystachya coriscensis award #20103887, has been confrmed to be Polystachya coriscensis by SITF (March 2014) , with assistance of Vincent Droissart

Maxillaria atwoodiana



Maxillaria atwoodiana Pupulin, Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 563 (2003).

This name is accepted.


Cincinnati Judging Center - #20103861


Maxillaria atwoodiana , award #20103861, has been confirmed to be Maxillaria atwoodiana by SITF (Jan 2014). 

Dendrobium suzukii




Dendrobium suzukii T.Yukawa, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 53: 12 (2002).
This name is accepted.




Hawaii, Big Island Judging Center Award 20131236

Dendrobium suzukii Award 20131236, has been confirmed to be Dendrobium suzukii By SITF (Jan 2014).


January 07, 2014

Pseudolaelia dutrae








Pseudolaelia dutrae Ruschi, Bol. Mus. Biol. Prof. Mello-Leitão. Sér. Bot. 1: 40 (1949).This name is accepted.



award number 20131365 Maui Supplemental center

Pseudolaelia dutrae, award number 20131365, has been confirmed to be Pseudolaelia dutrae by SITF (Jan 2014).


January 05, 2014

Oncidium wyattianum




Oncidium wyattianum (A.G.Wilson) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams, Lindleyana 21(3): 27 (2008).Homotypic Synonyms: * Odontoglossum wyattianum Gurney Wilson, Orchid Rev. 36: 47 (1928).

Cincinnati Judging Center - #20132896

Oncidium wyattianum, award #20132896, has been confirmed to be  Oncidium wyattianum by SITF (Jan 2104). 

Paphiopedilum purpuratum var. album confirmed as Paphiopedilum purpuratum





Paphiopedilum purpuratum f. album O.Gruss & Koop., Orchid Digest 72: 130 (2008), contrary Art. 37.4 ICBN (2006).This name is a synonym.

Accepted Name: Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 481 (1892).

Cincinnati Judging Center - #20132893

Paphiopedilum purpuratum var. album, award #20132893, has been confirmed to be  Paphiopedilum purpuratum by SITF (Jan 2104). 

January 04, 2014

Stelis lindenii NEJC confirmed to be Stelis gelida








Stelis lindenii Lindl., Orchid. Linden.: 3 (1846).This name is accepted.
Award number 20131693 NEJC

Stelis lindenii, Award number 20131693, has been confirmed to be Stelis gelida by SITF (Jan 2014). 

Dendrochilum williamsii







Dendrochilum williamsii (Ames) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 50 II B 7: 114 (1907).

This name is accepted.



  • Award number 20131691 and 20131692 NEJC
Dendrochilum williamsii, award number 20131691 and 20131692, has been confirmed to be  Dendrochilum williamsii by SITF (March 2014).