maxillaria-cucullata-2023-09-29

Maxillaria-cucullata-2023-09-29 *SITF confirms this plant is Maxillaria cucullata (Dec 2023).

The form of this flower is a good fit to Maxillaria cucullata. The Feb-Mar 2018 Australian Orchid Review article on Maxillaria by David Banks shows photos of this species which match this plant. The article states M. cucullata is a highly variable species with a degree of darker markings ranging from fine pepper spotting to larger spots. The lip can vary from tan to dark brown to almost black. These flowers had dark spots on the sepals and petals with a dark brown lip. Flower size can vary from 4 to 9 cm; this flower measured 4.5 cm N.S. This plant has large, cupped bracts slightly longer than the ovaries and which partially cover the basal portion of the flower which fits the description of M. cucullata in Eric Christenson's Unfinished Monograph on Maxillaria; however, Christenson also stated that the species had no markings on the flowers.





































Judging Center: Montreal

Award Number: 20236950

Award Date: September 16, 2023

Awarded As: Maxillaria cucullata

Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: up to 25

Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1

Plant > Leaf Length: 23

Plant > Leaf Width: 3.2

Plant > Leaf Margin: entire

Plant > Leaf Shape: elliptical

Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): none

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 4

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 2.5

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: shape: compressed ovoid

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: none

Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: green

Inflorescence > Overall Length: 9

Inflorescence > Arrangement: terminal flower

Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 3

Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: n/a

Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.5 (ovary)

Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.5 (ovary)

Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 2

Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.7

Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 1.9

Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.3

Inflorescence > Ovary Color: cream

Flower Natural Spread Length: 4.5

Flower Natural Spread Width: 3.8

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.0

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 2.4

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 0.6

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 2.0

Flower > Petals Length: 0.8

Flower > Petals Width: 2.5

Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.7

Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 1.5

Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): trilobed, central keel

Flower > Column Length: 1.0

Flower > Column Width: 0.3

Flower > Column Color: cream, spotted burgundy

Flower > Anther Cap Color: cream

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