Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20185027
Award Date: November 17, 2018
Awarded As: Masdevallia monicana
One flower and one partially opened flower on two 13.0 cm stated infloresences and one additional emerging inflorescence borne on a 9 growth plant grown in tree-fern in a 5 cm square plastic pot; leaves lanceolate, 1.2 - 2 cm wide and 11.5 - 17.0 cm long, margins entire; dorsal sepal yellow, puce striations, 3.3 cm long cauda yellow; lateral sepals cream overlaid yellow green, heavily striated puce coalescing into longitudinal veins, 2.5 cm long caudae yellow-green; petals cream, mid-rib finely stippled darker puce; hinged lip cream, puce stippling longitudinal, coalescing to nearly solid distally; substance ; texture ; native to Ecuador currently uncommon in cultivation; confirmed by SITF
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 11.5 - 17 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 10 - 15.5 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.2 - 2 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 1.5 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.2 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: caespitose
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: non-vis
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 13 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: single flowered
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 10.5 cm
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: 1.5 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.5 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.3 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylindrical
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: apple green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: linearly ribbed, slightly rugose
Flower Natural Spread Length: 7.0 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 2.5 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 5.9 cm (including cauda)
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.5 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: 3.3 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 5.6 cm (including caudae)
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 1.2 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Length: 2.4 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.3 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 1.0 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Column Length: 0.7 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Column Color: cream
Flower > Anther Cap Color: cream