Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Dendrobium brassii (Jun 2025). The IOSPE has a good photo of this species. The partial description: "carrying a single, acute, green suffused with purple leaf...on a short, 2 flowered inflorescence arising at the apex of older leafless pseudobulbs" matches this plant. This plant shows purple suffusion on the reverse side of the single, acute leaf. The flowers bloom two to an inflorescence and the color is a match. The flowers on this plant do not open wide as shown in the IOSPE and some shown in the Internet. This results in a smaller measured N.S. The Orchids of New Guinea website, https://www.orchidsnewguinea.com/orchidinformation/species/speciescode/2310 contains an excellent photo and complete description of this species.
Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 11.6 cm
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 1
Leaf Length: 11.5 cm
Leaf Width: 0.7 cm
Leaf Margin: entire
Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Leaf Petiole Length: 2.0 cm
Pseudobulb Length: 1.8 cm
Pseudobulb Width: 1.0 cm
Pseudobulb Margin: bilobed, conical
Pseudobulb Distance: 0, contiguous
Pseudobulb Root Tip: brown-orange
Inflorescence Overall Length: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence Arrangement: alternate
Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: contiguous
Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 0.4 cm
Floral Bracts Length: 0.6 cm
Floral Bracts Width: 0.2 cm
Ovary Length: 1.5 cm
Ovary Width: 0.3 cm
Ovary Shape: conical
Ovary Color: white overlaid pink
Ovary Texture: matte
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.3 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.6 cm
Lateral Sepals Length: 1.3 cm
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.8 cm
Petals Width: 0.6 cm
Judging Center: northeast
Award Number: 20254867
Award Date: May 17, 2025
Awarded As: CBR
Bought from Exotica Esoterica (Jay Vannini), consulted OrchidWiz gallery.