Judging Center: Chicago
Award Number: 20191558
Award Date: January 12, 2019
Awarded As: Maxillaria costaricensis 'TOF's Aibonito' CBR
Plant was imported by Jeff Parket/Kathy Klet from Tropical Orchid Farm (TOF) under the name costaricensis from material brought from Panama - have emails on communications to prove this (Steve Gonzalez). original tag spelled out a TD-385 (TD stands for divisions at TOF, a TOF is for seed reproduced material).
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 17 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 13.5 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 0.8 cm
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 0.1 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 3.8 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.6-0.7 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 2 cm
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: greenish brown
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: one to three per leaf axil
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: arising from the same base so 0 to 0.1 cm apart
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 0.2 cm sheath
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.3 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 1.3 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.1
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: mostly straight larger at bas petals and sepals
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: matte
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.6
Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.8
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.6
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.3
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 0.6
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.5
Flower > Petals Length: 0.3
Flower > Petals Width: 0.3
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.6
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.4
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): smooth, straight, slight 'toungr coloed burgundy in the middle, slightly lifting upwards on both sides
Flower > Column Length: 0.7
Flower > Column Width: 0.4
Flower > Column Color: mostly green to crean yellow distal outer tip (towards anther cap)
Flower > Anther Cap Color: cream with slight burgundy tinge