Finding

Determined to be Brassavola martiana, not Brassavola amazonica (July 2021); B. amazonica was a synonym for B. martiana until 2020 when it was then recognized by the WCSPF as a separate species; the strong, single ridge the length of the midlobe and the strong ciliate lip margin of this plant agrees with B. martiana better than B. amazonica; the original 2020 line drawing of B. martiana matches this plant and photos of B. martiana in the IOSPE and OW closely match this flower.

Flower Natural Spread Length: 5.0

Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.5

Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.7

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.6

Lateral Sepals Length: 2.5

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.7

Petals Length: 2.4

Petals Width: 0.6

Judging Center: FNCJC

Award Number: 20211031

Award Date: March 13, 2021

Five flowers, six buds on two inflorescences; plant 41cm long x 15cm wide x 17cm deep, terete leaves 17-51 cm long; growing on a 5-cm square by 17-cm long Honduran tree fern totem; flowers star-shaped; sepals and petals linear, uniformly cream; lateral sepals uniformly turned out; lip white, evenly fringed on margins, light yellow disc under column; column claviform cream, clanandrium tridentate, anther cap cream; substance firm; texture light satiny; collected in Ecuador; awarded as Brassavola amazonica;

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