Finding
SITF has determined this plant to be Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum (Mar 2026). The website North American Orchid Center at: https://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/genus/campylocentrum/ has a C. pachyrrhizum with pure white flowers like these. The flowers of fasciola are typically transparent and green. C. pachyrrhizum is also known as the Crooked Spur Orchid. It has a cluster of thick, chlorophyllous roots that are wide and flattened with bronze tips that distinguish this species from Florida’s other leafless orchids. The flowers grow in crowded inflorences that are typically apricot-orange in color.
Overall Length Of Growth Cane: plant is 30-cm x 30-cm
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 0
Leaf Shape: this is a leafless orchid
Pseudobulb Width: none
Inflorescence Overall Length: 3.0-cm
Inflorescence Arrangement: inflorescence held horizontally
Flower Natural Spread Length: 0.18
Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.22
Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.03
Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.03
Lateral Sepals Length: 0.02
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.01
Petals Width: 0.02
Judging Center: California Sierra Nevada
Award Number: 20252306
Award Date: June 04, 2025
Awarded As: CCM
Two hundred fourteen miniature flowers and thirty-eight buds on twenty-one horizontal inflorescences up to 3-cm; plant 30-cm by 30-cm mounted on a 32-cm hardwood stick; flowers light yellow, starry; individual parts too tiny to describe; substance medium, texture matte; commended for excellent culture and dramatic presentation.This species had a CBR from 1984, so it was not photographed for an SITF submission, however we believe the photo of the plant and the close-up of the flowers are sharp enough to enlarge for any additional measurements or examination.The owner indicates: "I purchased the plant several years ago from a vendor on eBay, I don't recall his name. As I recall, he's in Puerto Rico. I checked Ackerman and it does closely match the drawing of C. fasciola...it's not a botanical drawing. I have been told this clone is unusual in that while it does self pollinate, the flowers open better and last longer than is typical. I had purchased 2 and the other barely opened. That plant is no longer extant."