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Serapias-vomeracea-2023-12-26 *SITF confirms that this plant is Serapias vomeracea (Feb 2024).
S. lingua and S. vomeracea are very similar, the major difference is that S. vomeracea has two keels that are parallel down the midlobe of the lip to the apex. In S. lingua there is only one. Images of this plant appear to show a keel on either side of the midvein. Photos of S. vomeracea in orchidroots.com are a close match to this plant. The long, hairy lip is the distinquishing feature of S. vomeracea, the Long-Lipped tongue orchid. There is some variability in the colors of the flowers.

Posted on Dec 26, 2023

I have included the documentation as PDF documents in the images above.

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Satyrium-coriifolium-2023-12-26 *SITF has determined this plant to be Satyrium erectum, not Satyrium coriifolium (Jan 2024).
Satyrium coriifolium is a much larger plant with orange to red-orange flowers. The flower color and size of this plant agrees better with Satyrium erectum, which is blooming without the paired, basal leaves. This may be due to senescence or aging of the leaves. There are supporting images of S. erectum and contrasting images of S. coriifolium in the OW and orchidroots.com.

Posted on Dec 26, 2023

I have included PDF versions of the paperwork with the images. I think that this might be Satyrium erectum based upon my independent research.Species misspelled; should be Satyrium coriifolium (SITF)...

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Orchis-Italica-2023-12-26

Posted on Dec 26, 2023

Forms have been included as PDF Files with the images. Due to submission issues for an award granted in 2022, this is being included as well to provide additional information. This is a different cl...

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Orchis-italica-2023-12-26 *SITF confirms that this plant is Orchis italica (Jan 2024).
There is a photo of the species which closely matches this plant. It also matches the photos in the IOSPE and orchidroots, especially the very distinctive lip; the color is a lighter form compared to other cultivars. A description of O. italica by Baker and Baker can be found in the OW. Orchidroots.com contains 19 photos of O. italica showing variability in form and color; however, these may not all be correctly identified.

Posted on Dec 26, 2023

The paperwork has been included with the images as PDF Files.

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Epidendrum-villenae-2023-12-18 *SITF has determined this plant to be Epidendrum prostratum (Lindl.) Cogn., not Epi. villenae (Feb 2024).
This plant matches Eric Hagstater's description and photo of Epi. prostratum in Icones Orchidacearum Fascicle 18(1), plate 1833. The leaves on the Epi. villenae plant photo and Hagstater's description do not look like this plant. Epi. villenae has violet flowers with much longer single-lobed, white lips. Also, Hagstater's drawing of Epi. villenae shows patches of pointed papillae on either side of the lip crest that are not seen in this flower.

Posted on Dec 18, 2023

Forms have been attached as PDF forms along with the images

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Bulbophyllum-contortisepalum-2023-12-17 *SITF confirms this plant is Bulbophyllum contortisepalum (Dec 2023).
This is a very distinctive species, no other species in the Bulbophyllum Section Hoplandra is similar. Photos of this plant clearly show the fringe on the basal margins of the lip and petal apices. Matches description and photos of B. contortisepalum in the "Orchids of New Guinea.com". Forty-six photos in the orchidroots.com also closely match. Images of the species show the color is quite variable.

Posted on Dec 17, 2023

petals clasp column, petal margins fimbriate

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Maxallaria-sanguinoleta-2023-12-17 *SITF has determined this plant to be Maxillaria meleagris, not Maxillaria sanguinolenta (Dec 2023). 
This plant is an excellent match to the photo of M. meleagris in the POWO. Maxillaria sanguinolenta produces intermediate growths that flower from the leaf axils in flushes of small flowers, different from this plant, which is a match for M. meleagris in Eric Christenson's unfinished Monograph on Maxillaria. Supporting photos of Maxillaria meleagris can also be found in orchidroots.com and the OW. There is an excellent photo of M. meleagris in the IOSPE.

Posted on Dec 17, 2023

The genus and species name is misspelled; it should be Maxillaria sanguinolenta, not Maxallaria sanguinoleta (SITF).

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Coelogyne-pangasinanensis-2023-12-17 *SITF confirms this plant is Coelogyne pangasinanensis (Jan 2024).
The species name is corrected to Coelogyne pangasinanensis to agree with Kew POWO. This plant is an excellent match to photos in OW, Orchidroots and the IOSPE, as well as the description in Vol. I of Valmayor's 1984 Orchidiana Philippiniana. The leaves are slightly longer, but all other aspects (pseudobulb size, etc) it is a good match. The plant is also an excellent match to Dendrochilum (Synonym) pangasinanensis in Cootes's (2011), "Philippine Native Orchid Species" including color and segment measurements.

Posted on Dec 17, 2023

Forms are attached above as PDF documents.Species name corrected to Coelogyne pangasinanensis per Kew POWO (SITF).  

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