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Paph-exul-f-aureum-2024-03-16

Posted on Mar 16, 2024

Chicago center is submitting for exhibitor who is ill. name tags say the species listed as var album, RHS has fm aureum which we think it is - need SITF confirm. Award description per JC program is as...

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Oberonia-maxima-2024-02-27

Posted on Feb 27, 2024

Purchased at World Flora Supply in Thailand. Flowers and bracts too small to dissect, not able to measure segments. We provide detailed close-up photos instead.Corrected the Award Number to 20246903 ...

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Paphiopedilum-robinsonianum-2024-02-19 *SITF has determined this plant to be Paphiopedilum appletonianum var. cerveranum, not Paphiopedilum robinsonianum (Mar 2024).

Paph. robinsonianum belongs to a group of species that includes Paph. volonteanum and has a unique fluted staminode dorsal surface that does not look like this flower. The illustration and photo of Paph. robinsonianum also show the staminode overtop of the infolds of the pouch, not behind. The staminode of this plant matches Paph. appletonianum, as does the nobby structure and markings on the infolds of the pouch. Several photos of Paph. appletonianum var. cerveranum shown in the orchidroots.com and the image of a dried specimen in Kew's POWO is a close match to this flower. Kew considers P. appletonianum var. cerveranum to be synonymous with P. appletonianum; however, it is a validly published taxon in the Orchid Atlas in 2007.

Posted on Feb 19, 2024

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