Ophidion ‘Katia’ determined to be Phloeophila pleurothallopsis

Award number: 2016 1911

Name:  Ophidion ‘Katia’

Parents:

	Horizontal / Width	Vertical / Length
Natural Spread	1.0	1.5
Dorsal Sepal	0.5	1.5
Petals	0.2	0.6
Lateral Sepals	0.5	1.5
Lip / Pouch	0.5	1.2

Description: Description: Twenty light yellow flowers and seven buds on twenty seven successively blooming 4 cm long inflorescences on 20 cm x 11 cm tall plant grown in 4 cm square plastic pot; leaves 2 cm x 6 cm long , ramicaule 3 cm, pedicel 1 cm, dorsal sepal lanceolate, lateral sepals boat shaped fused to ¾ apex, petals spatulate, lip paniculate, lobes oval, two callosities at base; substance firm, texture matte; plant from Colombia.

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 Ophidion  sp, ‘Katia’, Award number: 2016 1911, has been determined to be Phloeophila pleurothallopsis by SITF (August 2016).

Phloeophilia cunabulum

20154093 WPBJC

Ophidion clarenceanum determined to be Phloeophila cunabulum

	Vert / Width	Horizontal / Length
Natural Spread	1.2	2.2
Dorsal Sepal	0.7	2.0
Petals	0.2	0.9
Lateral Sepals	0.7	2.2
Lip / Pouch	0.5	1.8

Description: Two flowers on two inflorescences on clumping plant, leaves petiolate 2 cm, leaves 4.5cm by 1.4cm; flower yellow striped maroon basally; petals spatulate maroon; lip white stiped maroon; column yellow; substance firm; texture mate; native Colombia.

20151915 PNW

Ophidion clawrenceanum, award 20151915, has been determined to be Phloeophila cunabulum by SITF (June 2015).

Ophidion dasyglossum confirmed to be Phloeophila pleurothallopsi

Award # 20132745

Batavia O.S. Show  2/16/13

Ophidion dasyglossum

‘Silas’

Natural Spread       0.9cm/horiz.   0.9cm/vert.

Dorsal Sepal          0.7                  1.4

Petal                      0.9                  1.4    (this is an error should be Lateral sepal)

Lateral Sepal          ---                    ---

Lip                          ---                    ---

Description:

13cm x 13cm plant grown on a 13cm x 7cm cork slab; leaves lanceolate up to 5.5cm in length x 1cm in width;  inflorescense successive up to 6.5cm in length;

5 flowers and 2 buds on seven inflorescences;

flowers translucent green, heavily overlaid and mottled burgundy;  substance heavy;  texture glossy;  sepals fused distally  open windows similar to Zootrophion;  horticultural synonym Phloeophila dasyglossa.

CBR/AOS  signed     James Spatzek

I got the plant Sept. 2010 from Andrea Niesson/Orquideas del Valle.

there are 42 leaves, the longest is 6.4cm x 1.2cm,  the smallest(mature) is 5.0cm x 0.7cm.  the ramicauls have 3 burgundy sheaths.  The leaf tips have 3 very sharp almost hairlike points(tips).the central one is the finest.  Inflorescences are sequential, 2 to 3 flowered.  Ramicauls  bloom more than once.  Young leaves emerge with a reddish tint.  The growth habit is caespitose.  There are two sheaths, low and midway on the inflorescense, and each flower also has a sheath to rise out of.

Ophidion dasyglossum (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer, Selbyana 7: 80 (1982).This name is a synonym. Accepted Name:Phloeophila dasyglossa (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 254 (2001). Family:Orchidaceae Homotypic Synonyms: * Cryptophoranthus dasyglossus Luer & R.Escobar, Orquideologia 14: 116 (1981). Phloeophila dasyglossa (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 254 (2001).

Ophidion dasyglossum, award  20132745, has been confirmed to be Phloeophila pleurothallopsis, by SITF (April 2013), with assistance of Gustavo Aguirre.