Prosthechea

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Prosthechea bicamerata (Jul 2026). This plant was wild collected in Oaxaca, Mexico and the species is endemic to that area. POWO states the "native range of this species is Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca)". Also, this plant is an almost exact match to the image on the IOSPE. It is a good match to the drawing, plate 648, Icones Orchidacearum 5-6, 2002; there is also a description in Spanish. There are supporting images on the OW as well.

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 29.6 cm

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 2

Leaf Length: 24.0

Leaf Width: 2.8

Leaf Shape: oblong

Leaf Petiole Length: sessile

Pseudobulb Length: 5.6

Pseudobulb Width: 9.8 cm diameter, ovoid

Pseudobulb Distance: 3.0

Pseudobulb Root Tip: green

Inflorescence Overall Length: 33.4

Inflorescence Arrangement: helical

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 12.8

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 1.6

Floral Bracts Length: N/A

Floral Bracts Width: N/A

Ovary Length: 0.4

Ovary Width: 0.1

Ovary Shape: linear

Ovary Color: green

Ovary Texture: glabrous

Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.1

Flower Natural Spread Width: 2.3

Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.1

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.5

Lateral Sepals Length: 1.2

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.4

Petals Width: 0.6

Judging Center: Dallas Judging Center

Award Number: 20262123

Award Date: May 01, 2026

Awarded As: CBR

Thirty nine well presented flowers on two erect inflorescences, up to 33.4 cm; sepals and petals
spatulate, acute, reflexed, undulate, dark green, overlaid copper, margins translucent which
produce orange picotee; lip trilobed, white, side lobes encircle column, mid lobe flabellate,
deeply ruffled, callus spotted purple; column cream, basally copper, anther cap not present,
pollinia exposed, gold; substance firm; texture satin.

Wild collected, Oaxaca, Mexico

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