SITF Submissions and Findings

Gongora-pardina-2022-08-24 *SITF confirmed as Gongora pardina (Sep 2022); the apparent larger than normal natural spread of the flower was due to the flower not being completely mature and the wings not having folded back into the usual position; this plant agrees with Rudolf Jenny's description of G. pardina; the determination is supported by photos on the OW, IOSPE and the orchidroots.com.*     

Posted on Aug 24, 2022

This Gongora received an HCC, but the judging team did not feel qualified to know for certain if this was indeed pardina, so they wanted verification on it.

Agrostophyllum-planicaule-Bryon-CBR-2022-08-23 *SITF confirmed as Agrostophyllum planicaule (Oct 2022); this plant closely matches the flower and plant photos on orchidspecies.com and the photo by Peter O' Byrne in the IOSPE courtesy of Jaap Vermeulen, Schuiteman, and Vogel from the Netherlands National Herbarium Website.*

Posted on Aug 23, 2022

Nine stellate flowers six buds on 15 inflorescences up to 0.4cm long; plant growing in a 6.5cm square plastic pot with a fine bark mixture, plant 42cm wide x 31cm tall, largest growth 12cm wide x 31cm...

Grammatophyllum-kinabaluense-2022-08-22 *SITF confirmed as Grammatophyllum kinabaluense (Oct 2022); confirmation based on the flower size, keels in the lip, and the heavy, dark markings on the sepals and petals; ID supported by photos, descriptions and drawings in "Molecular Identification Resolves Taxonomic Confusion in the Grammatophyllum speciosum Complex" found in the Bulletin Natl. Museum Natural Science, Ser. B, 39(3), August 22, 2013 and by photos in the SOF and the IOSPE.*

Posted on Aug 22, 2022

This award was granted at the Tamiami Orchid Show in May. The entries sheets were apparently lost, so they had no idea who this plant belonged to, but I have located the exhibitor. They also never ins...

Smitinandia-helferi-2022-08-21 *SITF confirmed as Smitinandia helferi (Oct 2022); there are only three species in this Genus and S. helferi is an almost perfect match to this plant; plant and flowers match photos in Kew's Plants of the World-Online and drawings and photos in the SOF.*

Posted on Aug 21, 2022

Luisia-trichorrhiza-2022-08-21 *SITF confirms this plant is Luisia trichorhiza, not Luisia trichorrhiza (Mar 2023).

Posted on Aug 21, 2022

Should be var flava

Macroclinium-xyphophorus-2022-08-20 *SITF has confirmed this plant as Macroclinium xiphophorus (May 2023). 

Posted on Aug 20, 2022

Masdevallia-lappifera-2022-07-20***SITF confirmed as Masdevallia lappifera (Jul 2022); M. lappifera is a distinctive member of the Coriaceae section of Masdevallia with variable degrees of dark purple spots on truncated segments; the segments of this species do not reflex like others and the sepaline tails often nearly meet at the tips;  the name of the species is based on the short, thick hairs on the lip, as can be seen on this plant; the plant matches online images of the species and illustrations in Luer's greenbooks.***

Posted on Jul 20, 2022

Pleurothallis-(Acronia)-ensata-Bryon-CBR-2022-07-19 *SITF confirms this plant as Pleurothallis ensata (May 2023).

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

Six flowers and six buds on 12 pale chartreuse fasciles up to 0.5 cm arising through a brown spathe; plant measures 35cm wide x 22cm tall growing in a 10cm square plastic pot with sphagnum moss, longe...

Dendrobium-x-suffusum-Georgias-Gift-CHM/AOS-2022-07-17***SITF confirmed this as Dendrobium x suffusum (Jul 2022); distinguishing features of x suffusum are the combination of a plant that looks like a small gracilicaule, but with flowers that resemble D. kingianum in shape; this plant is consistent with these key characteristics, also the heavy suffusion of pink on the backsides of the segments is a characteristic of D. x suffusion.***

Posted on Jul 17, 2022

Nine flowers and seven buds held slightly above the foliage of an 8 cm tall compact plant on four upright inflorescence, one inflorescence bearing sis flowers; extended ovoid pseudobulbs, 0.6 cm diame...