Finding

Determined to be Brassavola tuberculata, not Brassavola reginae (Dec 2021); B. reginae is now considered synonymous with B. ceboletta; the leaves of B. reginae are conduplicate, these are semi-terete, as is B. tuberculata; also, B. tuberculata and this plant have three teeth on the column, whereas B. reginae only has two; in a paper, "Systematics of the Neotropical Genus Brassavola" (Dec 2020), describing B. tuberculata, Eliana-Noquera-Savelli states, "B. tuberculata differs from the rest of the South American species of Brassavola by presenting an ovate lip, sepals and petals with reticulated venation and a tridentate, laciniate column.

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: max 20 cm bulb + leaf

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 1

Leaf Length: 14-17 cm

Leaf Width: 0.5 cm

Leaf Margin: 2 mm

Leaf Shape: terete 1mm division in center

Leaf Petiole Length: 4.2 cm

Pseudobulb Length: 6-6.5 cm

Pseudobulb Width: 2 mm

Pseudobulb Margin: none?

Pseudobulb Distance: 1.8 cm

Pseudobulb Root Tip: light green

Inflorescence Overall Length: 10 cm to 12.5 cm

Inflorescence Arrangement: single

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 7 cm

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 1 cm

Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 1 cm

Floral Bracts Length: miniscule 3 mm

Floral Bracts Width: 1-2 mm

Ovary Length: 5 to 6.5 cm

Ovary Width: 2 mm

Ovary Shape: round, smooth with sight lengthwise ridges

Ovary Color: green with magenta tinging in lengthwise streaks

Ovary Texture: shiny

Flower Natural Spread Length: 5.4 cm

Flower Natural Spread Width: 5.6 cm

Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.8 cm

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.4 to 0.5 cm

Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: none

Lateral Sepals Length: 2.8 cm

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.5 cm

Lateral Sepals Caudae Length: none

Petals Length: 2.6 cm

Petals Width: 0.3 cm

Judging Center: Chicago

Award Number: 20212563

Award Date: March 13, 2021

Awarded As: -1

On the first day of the 2008 WOC in Miami, I went bought the plant from Eco Orquideas from Sao Paulo booth. Diminutive species in the Brassavola group and there is much confusion as to whether it is (as sold) B. ceboletta or what it has transformed into and actually is, B. reginae.

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