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August 26, 2011

Dendrobium laevifolium


On Oct 8, 2010 we awarded a Dend. laevifolium a 83 pt CHM. We do not have the extra measurement nor flowers. Is what we have good enough for an ID? Thanks.  Rob 
award number 20106002

Natural Spread:        2.3                        3.0
Dorsal Sepal:            1.0                        2.0
Petal:                        1.0                        1.8
Lateral Sepal:           1.0                        2.0
Lip:                           0.5                        1.5

Description:
29 flowers on 10 inflorescence; sepals and petals soft peach, veined slightly darker peach; column sulfur; substance firm,
texture crystalline; recognized as a significantly different color form from previously awarded clones.


DENDROBIUM LAEVIFOLIUM  THIS NAME IS ACCEPTED


Dendrobium laevifolium, award number 20106002, has been confirmed to be  Dendrobium laevifolium by SITF (Sept 2011) . 

August 22, 2011

Lockhartia ludibunda confirmed to be Lockhartia goyazensis








LOCKHARTIA LUDIBUNDA RCHB.F., BOT. ZEITUNG (BERLIN) 15: 159 (1857).This name is accepted.


Great Plains, award 20113643. 



Lockhartia ludibunda, award  20113643, has been confirmed to be Lockhartia goyazensis by SITF (August 2011) with assistance of Mario Blanco.  

Scaphyglottis reflexa







Scaphyglottis reflexa Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 25(Misc.): 20 (1839).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Hexisea reflexa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. ex Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 623 (1864).
Reichenbachanthus reflexus (Lindl.) Porto & Brade, Rodriguésia 1(2): 55 (1935).


Great Plains, award 20113644 sent in as Scaphyglottis (Reichenbachanthus) reflexus 
Scaphyglottis reflexa, award 20113644, has been confirmed to be Scaphyglottis reflexa by SITF (Sept 2011). 

August 17, 2011

Kefersteinia oscarii





KEFERSTEINIA OSCARII P.ORTIZ, ORQUIDEOLOGIA 20: 240 (1996).


TWO FLOWERS  ON TWO INFLORESCENCES BORNE ON A THREE-GROWTH, FAN-SHAPED PLANT GROWN IN A 6-CM TERRA COTTA POT; SEPALS & PETALS TRANSLUCENT GREEN SPARSELY
SPOTTED CORDOVAN BASALLY; FIMBRIATE LIP TRANSLUCENT GREEN HEAVILY SPOTTED CORDOVAN, COALESCED CENTRALLY, ANTHER CAP WHITE; SUBSTANCE THIN; TEXTURE WAXY; COMMENDED FOR OUTSTANDING AESTHETIC APPEAL. 

NS      H.  2.9     V.  3.0
DS      H.  .7      V   1.4
P       H.  .6      V.  1.4
LS      H.  .7      V.  1.5
LIP     H. 1.2      V.  1.2

AWARD # 20115225; CHM   west palm 

July 23, 2011

Cattleya sincorana








C. sincorana 'Falstaff' HCC/AOS 76 pts., award number 20114615, San Diego.  they sent more detailed pictures of flower parts if we need them.  


Cattleya sincorana, award 20114615, has been confirmed to be Cattleya sincorana by SITF (August 2011).

July 17, 2011

Maxillaria punctulata confirmed to be Brasiliorchis marginata












Maxillaria punctulata Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 19: 249 (1851).This name is a synonym.
Accepted Name: Brasiliorchis marginata (Lindl.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali, Novon 17: 97 (2007).
type description of M. punctulata http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15003612#page/252/mode/1up- note leaves 3 cm wide rule out M.  kautskyi
award 20113691, Great Plains, Byron Rinke


Maxillaria punctulata , award 20113641, has been confirmed to be  Brasiliorchis marginata by SITF (August 2011) 

July 14, 2011

Current members of SITF

  1. Patricia Harding, Chair
  2. Steve Beckendorf 
  3. Ron McHatton 
  4. Jay Norris 
  5. Jean Stefanik
  6. Bill Pinnix 
  7. Linda Lowe
  8. Charles Wilson
  9. Marc Hachadourian
  10. Randy Bayer