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Brassavola-perrinii-2022-11-11 *SITF has determined this plant to be Brassavola tuberculata (Dec 2022); Brassavola perrinii is considered by Kew to be a synonym for Brassavola tuberculata; see Kew's POWO; although this plant has very large flowers at 10.6cm compared to standard, there are previous awards that have flowers close to this; photos of prior awards closely match this plant, as do photos in the OW and orchidroots.com.*

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

The plant was purchased from Fred Clarke, Sunset Valley Orchids. There was some discussion as to whether it might be B. tuberculata, vs. B. perrinii.

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Bulbophyllum-infundibuliforme-2022-10-24 *SITF has determined this plant is not Bulbophyllum infundibuliforme, but is a species of unknown origin (May 2023).
One photo of this plant shows a leaf that appears to be articulate, which is not correct for this genus. This plant does not match the image in Kew's Plants of the World On-Line (POWO) for B. infundibuliforme. The sidelobes of this plant appear too large for B. infundibuliforme. This plant does not match the description and illustration in O'Byrne's 1994 "Lowland Orchids of Papua New Guinea" and the award plant photos do not match the photos by Joan Levy and identified by Garay in the IOSPE.

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Correct Name is: Bulbophyllum infundibuliforme, not B. infundiforme.New Guinea

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Telipogon-diabolicus-2022-10-24 *SITF confirms this plant is Telipogon diabolicus (Mar 2023).
The submitted photo match the species, T. diabolicus; the horns and lip, which form the image of a black devil figure, for which the species is named, is very evident in the photograph and is identical to the species; no other Telipogon to date shows this image; there are several supporting images of T. diabolicus on the Internet which are also a close match to this plant.

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Country of origin Colombia

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Cleisocentron-merrillianum-2022-10-24 *SITF has determined this plant to be Cleisocentron merrillianum (Sep 2023).
Cleisocentron merrillianum is very similar in flower characteristics to C. gokusingii, but they differ in plant characterisitcs. The original description, key and drawing show that C. gokusingii leaves are ligulate or strap-shaped; C. merrillianum leaves may be strap-shaped on a young plant, but on a mature plant they are terete. The leaves on this plant appear to be terete and, therefore, match C. merrillianum better than C. gokusingii. The key also indicates the leaves are distinctly constricted c. 2 cm below the apex on C. gokusingii, where C. merrillianum leaves are not constricted c. 2 cm below the apex. SITF was not able to obtain a photograph of this plant that show this feature and so our determination is qualified without this key distinction.

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Sabah, Borneo OrchidWiz previous awards in Brazil, place Sao Paulo, 1st and Germany BM/DOG

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Pleurothallis-(Anathallis)-sertularioides-Bryon-CHM-81-Pts-2022-10-20 *SITF confirms this plant as Anathallis sertularioides (Jul 2023).
Pleurothallis sertularioides is synonymous with Anathallis sertularioides. This flower matches Andy's Orchids photo in form and color in the IOSPE and the leaves and plant habit also match with A. sertularioides. This plant also matches the description and drawing of Anathallis sertularioides as Panmorphia sertularioides; in Luer's Icones Pleurothallidinarum 28 Systematics of Pleurothallidinae. Also matches several of the photos of A. sertularioides in orchidroots.com.

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

31 cupped flowers and 29 buds on 60 filiform inflorescence light green up to 1.5cm long that arise from the leaf base, mat forming, miniature sized, with a slender creeping rhizome and erect ramicauls...

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Habenaria-crinifera-2022-10-20 *SITF confirms that this plant is Habenaria crinifera (Mar 2023).
This plant matches photos of Habenaria crinifera in the IOSPE, POWO, orchidroots.com and OW; the flower form is very distinctive in this species; although the description in the IOSPE states 2-4 flowers on up to a seven to 12-cm inflorescence, the herbarium specimen in the POWO shows numerous flowers on one very long inflorescence as is this plant with eleven flowers and one bud on one 44-cm inflorescence.

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

Eleven white flowers and one bud on one strong, upright 44cm terminal inflorescence on a terrestrial, tuberous plant grown in an 6cm plastic pot of small bark mix, 6 basally clustered, oblong-lanceola...

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Dendrobium-ramosii-2022-10-18 *SITF has confirmed this plant as Dendrobium ramosii (Jan 2023); based on the finely toothed, simple lip and the ovary and segment shapes and sizes, as well as the leaf and cane size described with photos in Cootes' "Orchid of the Philippines" and the description in Baker & Baker's, Dendrobium Orchid Species Culture"; matches photos in the IOSPE, OW and orchidroots.com; there are apparently two color variations (pink and coerulea); flower size is on the small size of the range.*

Posted on Oct 18, 2022

Dendrobium ramosii Ames, Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 18 (1912). This name is accepted.

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Bulbophyllum-aeolium-2022-10-17 *SITF confirms that this plant is Bulbophyllum aeolium (Feb 2023); POWO lists two forms for B. aeolium: subsp. aeolium (syn. B. sociale  and B. uniflorum) and subsp. padasense; this is the multiflowered B. aeolium subsp. aeolium (syn. sociale); correct based on characteristics in the description in Comber's "Orchids of Sumatra" of having a short column with short, rounded stelids; supporting photos may be found in the OW and several other on-line sources.*

Posted on Oct 17, 2022

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