Judging Center: Great Plains
Award Number: 20203551
Award Date: January 18, 2020
Awarded As: Pleurothallis (Acinathera) zumbae 'Bryon' CBR
Thirteen flowers and seven buds on 16 inflorescences up to 1.6cm long in a fascile at base of leaf, spathe 0.5cm long, dry, light brown; plant growing in a 9cm plastic pot with a fine bark mixture, longest ramicaul 0.2cm wide x 10cm long, semi-arched, terete, red-brown, dry brown sheath on proximal one-third, largest leaf 2.2cm wide x 10cm long, dark green blushed maroon, coriaceous, narrowly elliptical; flowers deep red-purple, pendulous; sepals fleshy; lateral sepals fused proximal one-half; petals appressed to column, pale yellow heavily overlaid red-purple on proximal two-thirds, minutely denticulate apex; lip fleshy, central groove, minutely denticulate apex; column erose on distal apex; anther cap yellow; ovary 0.4cm long, ocher; terete, ribbed longitudinally; substance firm; texture crystalline; species from southern Ecuador; ID by SITF _____________.
Hi Bryon,
I have looked at it again as I had a feeling that I had seen that thing before, but was not sure where and when. I decided to go through all Aciantheras and found it! It is a specimen of Acianthera zumbae. I have attached an illustration of A. zumbae. A perfect match!
Best,
Toscano (Antonio Toscano de Brito a.l.v.toscanodebrito@gmail.com )
Email from 05/21/2016
Icones Pleurothallindinarum 25, Description Page 75, Drawing Page 108
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 10
Plant > Leaf Width: 2.2
Plant > Leaf Margin: smooth
Plant > Leaf Shape: narrowly elliptical
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 10
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.2
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: smooth, terete
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: green
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 1.6
Inflorescence > Arrangement: 1 to 2 flowered
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.4
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: terete
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: ocher
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth, ribbed longitudinally
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.0
Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.5
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.0
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: 0.4
Flower > Petals Width: 0.2
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.5
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.2
Flower > Column Color: red-purple
Flower > Anther Cap Color: yellow