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September 04, 2014

Camaridium vittariifolium


Camaridium vittariifolium, CHM 81 pts.

Measurements & Description
No. Flowers:
No. Buds:
No. of Inflor:
150
20
170
Nat Spr H:
Nat Spr V:
Dors Sep. W:
Dors Sep. L:
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.4
Petal W:
Petal L:
Lat Sep. W:
Lat Sep. L:
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.6
Synsepal W:
Synsepal L:
Lip W:
Lip L:
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
Pouch W:
Pouch L:
0.0
0.0
Description, including number of flowers, buds and inflorescences:
Approximately 150 flowers, 20 buds on a diminutive plant with 170 inflorescences, flowers displayed just above the foliage, compact plant grown on a piece of wood with small 0.6 x 1.0 cm pseudobulbs with 5 cm thin leaves emerging from the pseudobulbs apically, flowers with 5 cm pedicel; flowers white, lip white, midlobe bright orange; substance firm; texture waxy; species Costa Rican, ID by Franco Pupulin.


FCJC

Camaridium vittariifolium, Award 20133224, has been determined to be Camaridium vittariifolium by SITF (Oct 2014). 


September 01, 2014

Bulbophyllum tricanaliferum confirmed to be Bulbophyllum trachyanthum

award # 2014 3765  Mid atlantic


Bulbophyllum tricanaliferum J.J.Sm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 398 (1913).

This name is accepted.

Bulbophyllum tricanaliferum, award 20143765, has been confirmed to be Bulbophyllum trachyanthum by SITF (Nov 2014). 

Vanda arcuata





Vanda arcuata J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 5: 35 (1907).
This name is accepted.




20133181 FCJC

Vanda arcuata, award 20133181, has been confirmed to be  Vanda arcuata by SITF (Sept 2014). 

Encyclia belizensis determined to be Encyclia alata


Encyclia belizensis (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 471 (1918).This name is a synonym.
Accepted Name:Encyclia alata subsp. virella Dressler & G.E.Pollard, Phytologia 21: 436 (1971).

Award 20133197  FCJC

Encyclia belizensis (belizense), award 20133197, has been determined to be Encyclia alata by SITF (Oct 2014). 

Coelogyne mossiae has been determined to be (most likely) the widely cultivated C. Unchained Melody





Award 20132969Award 20132969  FCJC

Coelogyne mossiae, award 20132969, has been determined to be (most likely) the widely cultivated C. Unchained Melody by SITF (April 2012). This is sold all over with various names. This is an interesting article from Australia: 
http://www.oscov.asn.au/articles3/coelogyne.htm

And this about the naming history:
http://www.itctel.com/orchids/Coelogyne%20Intermedia.html

Oxystophyllum carnosum







  • Award number 20141199  NEJC

Oxystophyllum carnosum Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 336 (1825).This name is accepted.

Oxystophyllum carnosum, award number 20141199, has been confirmed to be  Oxystophyllum carnosum by SITF (Nov. 2014). 

Prosthechea trulla




Prosthechea trulla (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82: 381 (1997 publ. 1998).

This name is accepted.
20145307  PNW

Prosthechea trulla,  award 20145307, has been determined to be Prosthechea trulla by SITF (Sept 2014).