Encyclia

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Encyclia dressleri (Jul 2026). This plant matches the Researchgate article and photos with slight variability within range of the species, "The Encyclia ambigua complex (Laeliinae, Orchidaceae), A synopsis and notes on Encyclia virens and Epidendrum alatum". The article is a synopsis of the Encyclia ambigua complex, a member of the E. ceratistes clade. It is composed of three species, namely E. ambigua, E. trachychila, and E. dressleri. There is also a closely matching photo in the orchidroots.com.

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 2-3

Leaf Length: 9.5

Leaf Width: 0.8

Leaf Margin: Flat

Leaf Shape: lanceolate

Pseudobulb Length: 4.0

Pseudobulb Width: 3.0

Pseudobulb Distance: 3.0

Pseudobulb Root Tip: light green

Inflorescence Overall Length: 74

Inflorescence Arrangement: branching

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 34

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 2.0

Ovary Length: 1.0

Ovary Width: 0.1

Ovary Shape: arcuate

Ovary Color: olive

Ovary Texture: glabous

Flower Natural Spread Length: 3.5

Flower Natural Spread Width: 3.1

Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.8

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.5

Lateral Sepals Length: 1.7

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.5

Petals Width: 0.6

Judging Center: Dallas Judging Center

Award Number: 20262118

Award Date: May 01, 2026

Awarded As: CHM

Twenty-three flowers and one bud on one arching, branched inflorescence to 74 cm on a 46 cm by 27 cm plant; Sepals and petals lanceolate, margins rolled basally, chartreuse suffused rich mustard, faintly striped maroon; Lip ovate, white, suffused gold, striped maroon, gold picotee, callus white, side lobes gold, striped magenta, gold picotee; Column bronze; Substance firm; Texture matte. Commended for rich color, flatness, and pleasing habit and arrangement.

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