Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20174014
Award Date: April 15, 2017
Awarded As: Dendrochilum oxylobum
Vendor - Ooi Long Sun Orchids, Malaysia
Endemic to Borneo
References - J.J. Wood Orchids of Borneo 1997 - Vol. 3 pg 148 - 150
Award description: Thirty-four well-displayed, open, star-shaped flowers and 20 buds on two gracefully arched 23cm inflorescences arising from 2 emerging growths on a plant 15 cm wide by 53 cm tall grown in a 12 cm square wooden basket; closely clustered ovoid pseudobulbs to 10 cm tall; lanceolate leaves 6 cm wide to 43 cm long; all flower segments light olive brown, sepals and petals more intensely colored along midvein; recurved lip has two longitudinal dark brown stripes; substance soft; texture matte; endemic to Borneo ; confirmed by SITF
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 50 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 43 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 6 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: smooth, entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 9 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 10 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 3 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: ovoid
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 0.5 cm
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: visible root tips not active
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 23 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: parallel/alternate
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 0.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 0.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 0.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 0.5
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.2
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.0 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.6 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.3 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.0 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): acute at apex and heavily recurved