Finding
SITF has determined this plant to be Calanthe sylvatica, not Calanthe sinica (Oct 2026). This plant closely matches a recent award to Calanthe sinica, which SITF determined was also Calanthe sylvatica, #20261014. The foliage of this plant is not pubescent as is C. sinica, the lip crest is warty and the midlobe of the lip is mucronate; characteristics which separate C. sylvatica from C. sinica. This is a good match to the photo of C. sylvatica on the Kew/POWO website.
Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 8.0 cm excluding inflorescence
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 6
Leaf Length: 21
Leaf Width: 10
Leaf Margin: sinuate
Leaf Shape: ovate
Leaf Petiole Length: na
Pseudobulb Length: na
Pseudobulb Width: na
Pseudobulb Margin: na
Pseudobulb Distance: na
Pseudobulb Root Tip: not visible
Inflorescence Overall Length: 59
Inflorescence Arrangement: raceme
Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 50
Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 2.5
Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 2.4
Floral Bracts Length: 3.0
Floral Bracts Width: 0.4
Ovary Length: 1.0
Ovary Width: 0.2
Ovary Shape: round
Ovary Color: olive green striated fuchsia
Ovary Texture: fuzzy
Flower Natural Spread Length: 4.1
Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.1
Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.8
Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.4
Lateral Sepals Length: 1.5
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.8
Petals Width: 1.0
Judging Center: Mid-Atlantic
Award Number: 20264425
Award Date: September 13, 2026
Awarded As: CHM
Three stellate nodding flowers and seven buds on one staked 59-cm inflorescence on a single 8-cm tall by 39-cm wide growth plant in a 10-cm wide by 10-cm tall plastic pot with promix and perlite; leaves plicate ,ovate, acuminate, margins sinuate, finely hirsute, leaf-green striate longitudinally darker green; Segments lanceolate, cream suffused fuchsia from central line to darker margins; lip trilobed, side lobes cream suffused dark fuchsia, darker at margin, yellow keel, central lobe spatulate dark fuchsia; column extended 3.0 cm, club-shaped, cream, overlaid olive green, lighter longitudinal stripes, anther cap fuchsia; substance firm, texture diamond dust, lip velvety; recognized for educational value and rarity in cultivation.
