Judging Center: Northeast Judging Center
Award Number: 20185015
Award Date: June 16, 2018
Awarded As: Masdevallia robinae
The correct spelling of this species is Masdevallia robineae
Plant received both a CHM (20185015) and a CCM (20185014)
Twenty gracefully nodding, cupped flowers and four buds on 24 unstaked inflorescences well-distributed hemispherically across the plant grown in crushed tree fern and sphagnum moss in a 5.5 cm plastic pot; leaves clean, ranging from 6 to 12 cm in length including ramicaul, sepals white, overlaid green-yellow on basal half, distinctive oxblood-black spot at juncture between lateral sepals and ovary; caudae white, 5.0 cm long, green reverse, held in wild graceful curves and pleasing en masse; petals, lip, and column white; greatly diminished ovary light green overlaid black-brown; substance medium; texture crystalline; recognized for the abundant floriferousness and charming display of its delicately punctuated fragrant flowers; Origin Peru
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 10 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 4 - 10 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: obovate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 2 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: .2 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: round, concave midrig
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 0.1 - 0.3 cm
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: non-visible
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 14 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: single-flowered
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 14 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: n/a
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 1.4 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.4
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 1.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2 - 0.3 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: round, ribbed
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: light green overlaid black-brown
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth
Flower Natural Spread Length: 3.0 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 5.7 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 6.2 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.1 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: 5.0 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: 0,1 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 6.2 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 1.4 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Length: 5.0 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Width: 0.1 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: 0.4 cm
Flower > Column Length: 0.7 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Column Color: white
Flower > Anther Cap Color: white