Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Gastrochilus hainanensis (Oct 2026). This plant keyed to G. hainanensis this using the key in Flora of China". Stems very short, inflorescences subumbellate, leaves to 25 cm, central pad at the base of the epichile with a pronounced groove at the base. Flowers less than 2 cm in diameter and lip epichile glabrous adaxially.
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 6
Leaf Length: 12.5
Leaf Width: 3.3
Leaf Margin: entire
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate
Inflorescence Overall Length: 1.0
Inflorescence Arrangement: Umbellate
Ovary Length: 1.0
Ovary Width: 0.2
Ovary Shape: Terete
Ovary Color: dark green with longitudinal ribs
Ovary Texture: ribbed
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.8
Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.8
Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.1
Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.6
Lateral Sepals Length: 0.9
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.6
Petals Width: 0.5
Judging Center: Great Plains Judging Center
Award Number: 20253567
Award Date: April 19, 2025
Awarded As: CBR
Eleven flowers in umbellate arrangement on two conical green inflorescences to 0.5cm wide x 1.0cm long arising from mature leaf bases, two narrow tan bracts, total length of inflorescence to distal flower edge 3.8cm; plant pendent 14.5cm wide x 12.0cm long mounted on cork slab 7.0cm wide x 15.5cm long with sphagnum moss at base; six leaves, lanceolate with midrib and unevenly notched apices, largest leaf 3.3cm wide x 12.5cm long, smooth, green, margins entire; roots, longest 0.4cm wide x 14.5cm long, slightly tortuous, velamen sheath slightly rippled, green-gray, root tips green to green-copper; sepals and petals ovate, cupped, light yellow with lighter yellow crystalline picotee, spotted dark magenta, margins entire; lip porrect, ivory base color, epichile flabellate recurved 90 degrees with fimbriate margins basal 1/3rd, scant dark magenta fine spotting, hypochile saccate with entire rim, bright yellow blush interior pouch base with dark magenta fine spotting encircling the blush with scant, fine dark magenta spotting elsewhere, magenta blush near column foot; column winged, light yellow with two bilateral rostellum projections protruding inferior to the anther cap; anther cap light yellow; ovary terete 0.2cm wide x 1.0cm long, light green, smooth; substance firm; texture satin with varying degrees of crystalline on flower segments other than column wings which are translucent; fragrance noted; species from Hainan Island, China; ID by SITF ________________________.Plant came from Hengduan Mt Biotech Ltd in China