Pescatoria

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Pescatoria pulvinaris (Oct 2026). The closest species is Pescatoria coelestis, but its flower is a vibrant blue color. This color and the more undulated segments favor P. pulvinaris. Pescatoria coelestis also has 20 ridges in it's keel (where this plant has only 11 or 12) and a lip that is not wider than the column. This plant keys to P. pulvinaris in Patricia Harding's "Huntleya" book.

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 43cm

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 8-9

Leaf Length: 28-43cm

Leaf Width: 5cm

Leaf Margin: entire

Leaf Shape: oblanceolate, conduplicate, tips caudate

Leaf Petiole Length: sessile, N/A

Pseudobulb Length: 28-43cm

Pseudobulb Width: 26-32cm

Pseudobulb Margin: imbricate, distichous fans

Pseudobulb Distance: 2cm

Pseudobulb Root Tip: light mint suffused green apically

Inflorescence Overall Length: 17cm

Inflorescence Arrangement: pendent, single flowered

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 12cm

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: N/A

Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: N/A; single flowered

Floral Bracts Length: 1.3cm

Floral Bracts Width: 1cm

Ovary Length: 3.5cm

Ovary Width: 0.5cm

Ovary Shape: linear

Ovary Color: light green suffused darker distally

Ovary Texture: waxy, glabrous

Flower Natural Spread Length: 5.5cm

Flower Natural Spread Width: 6.8cm

Dorsal Sepal Length: 3.8cm

Dorsal Sepal Width: 2.5cm

Lateral Sepals Length: 4.5cm

Lateral Sepals Width: 2.5cm

Petals Width: 1.8cm

Judging Center: Alamo JC

Award Number: 20261008

Award Date: June 07, 2026

Awarded As: CBR

Vendor: Orquideas Katia (Gustavo Aguirre); origin Colombia.

Comments: Column broad, galeate, winged

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60440681-2
https://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co/en/resultados/especie/Pescatoria%20pulvinaris/
https://www.orchidspecies.com/bolpulvinaris.htm

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