Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 3.5cm by 0.7cm
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 1
Leaf Length: 1.9cm
Leaf Width: 0.7cm
Leaf Margin: entire
Leaf Shape: elliptic
Leaf Petiole Length: petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 2 cm
Pseudobulb Length: 3.5cm
Pseudobulb Width: diameter: 0.1cm
Pseudobulb Margin: shape: knocked
Pseudobulb Distance: 0.2cm
Pseudobulb Root Tip: light green
Inflorescence Overall Length: 3.3cm
Inflorescence Arrangement: sequential
Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 1.8cm
Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: none
Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 1.5cm
Floral Bracts Length: 0.1cm
Floral Bracts Width: 0.5cm
Ovary Length: 0.1cm
Ovary Width: 0.5cm
Ovary Shape: tubular
Ovary Color: maroon
Ovary Texture: matte
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.3cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.8cm
Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.6cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.5cm
Lateral Sepals Length: 0.5cm
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.3cm
Petals Width: 0.15cm
Judging Center: West Palm Beach Judging Center
Award Number: 20252593
Award Date: September 17, 2025
Awarded As: CHM
Eight flowers and 14 buds on 22 upright inflorescences, well-grown on a bark slab 17 cm by 10 cm; pseudobulbs 3.5 cm long by 0.1 cm diameter, shape knocked; leaves 1.9 cm long by 0.7 cm wide, elliptical, notched at apex, margins entire, light green; flowers elongate; sepals translucent yellow, veined dark yellow centrally; petals orange, suffused maroon proximally; lip maroon, dark maroon centrally, margins white; column maroon, anther cap light maroon; substance soft; texture iridescent; recognized for being large for it's type and potential for future breeding; species identified by Colombian taxonomist Janice Valencia-D, PhD. Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Profesora Asistente, Curadora de Orchidaceae-Herbario Nacional Colombiano, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, email attached, reference sources Orchids, A Colombian Treasure, Pedro Ortiz Valdivieso, Carlos Uribe Velez, Da Vinci Publicidad, 2014; Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXXII, Lepanthes of Colombia, Carlyle Luer, Lisa Thoerle, Missouri Botanical Gardens Press, 1986.
