Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20185307
Award Date: February 09, 2018
Awarded As: Masdevallia robinae
Two attractive, nodding flowers borne on two erect 15 cm long inflorescences emerging from two growths of a ten growth, 15 cm wide by 14 cm tall caespitose plant; lanceolate leaves 1.5 cm wide by 13 cm long are borne atop a 2.5 cm ramicaul; 1.5 cm long dorsal sepal and 2.0 cm long lateral sepals cream white suffused centrally and longitudinally striped yellow, each bearing a single chartreuse caudae up to 4 cm long; petals white; lip white; column white, dark burgundy basally; anther cap white; dark green cylindrical pedicel 1.0 cm long bears a 1.2 cm curved, ribbed, olive green ovary; substance firm; texture crystalline; native to Peru; recognized as a charming, recently described species (2015) whose flowering habit is unusual within the genus; confirmed by SITF
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 15 .5 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 13 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.5 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: smooth
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 2.5 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.3
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: smooth
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: caespitose
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: green heavily suffused black
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 15 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: single
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: n/a
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: pedicel 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: pedicel 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 1.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: curved
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: olive green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: ridged
Flower Natural Spread Length: 5.5 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.0 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 5.5 cm (incl caudae)
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.8 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: 4.0 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: 0.2
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 5.9 cm (incl caudae)
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 1.1 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Length: 4.0 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.9 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.9 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.3 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): triangular, minutely ridged
Flower > Column Color: white, yellow suffusion
Flower > Anther Cap Color: white, yellow suffusion