Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20185112
Award Date: April 28, 2018
Awarded As: Stelis kefersteiniana
Approximately 85 flowers and 32 buds on 83 axillary inflorescences up to 25 cm long borne on a 27 cm wide by 25 cm tall clean plant mounted on a 5.5 cm wide by 23.5 cm tall cork slab; leaves entire, lanceolate, 1.3 cm wide x 10 cm long, borne individually on petioles up to 2.5 cm tall; all flower segments pubescent at margins; sepals green striped burgundy; petals green, striped mahogany; lip dark mahogany; column green; anther cap dark mahogany; substance medium; texture matte; recognized for unusual coloration in species noted for its wide range (Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru); confirmed by SITF
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 11.5 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 10 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.3 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire, smooth
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 2.5 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 0.5 cm
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: non-visible
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 25 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: alternating, successive
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 12 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 1.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: pedicel 0.4 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: pedicel 0.4 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.5 mm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: tubular
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth
Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.0 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.5 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.8 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.2 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.5 cm (fused for most of length)
Flower > Petals Length: 0.15 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.1 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.2 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: <0.1 cm
Flower > Column Length: 0.3 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.1 cm
Flower > Column Color: green
Flower > Anther Cap Color: dark mahogany