Pleurothallis

Finding

SITF has determined this plant to be Pleurothallis bicallosa, not P. ruscifolia (Jul 2025). The lip form of this plant matches P. bicallosa better than P. ruscifolia. P. bicallosa photos in the orchidroots.com are a good fit to this plant. The abruptly truncated, red spotted lip is characteristic of P. bicallosa.

Inflorescence Overall Length: 2.5

Inflorescence Arrangement: corymb

Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.4

Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.4

Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.1

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.4

Lateral Sepals Length: 1.0

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.4

Petals Width: 0.1

Judging Center: Puerto Rico Judging Center

Award Number: 20246326

Award Date: November 20, 2024

Awarded As: CHM

Approximately 1,300 flowers borne compound corymb inflorescences up to 2.5 cm; plant very well-grown, 75 cm wide by 45 cm tall, in a 20-cm round plastic pot with bark as media; flowers concolor yellow-green; sepals oblanceolate; petals lanceolate; lip marked burgundy; substance firm; texture waxy.
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Identified on site by Edgar Mó (Ingeniero Agronomo y Tecnico en Produccion Agricola and Researcher).

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