Restrepia

Finding

SITF has determined this plant to be Restrepia trichoglossa, not Restrepia striata (Feb 2025). Species identification provided by Adam Karremans. This plant matches R. trichoglossa based on the position and size of the lip horns. The lip is not a good match for R. brachypus (POWO lists R. striata as synonymous with R. brachypus). The lip of R. brachypus is much broader than this lip and, more importantly, the basal horns of R. brachypus are very short, incurved, and do not extend out to the constricted portion of the lip. Those of R. trichoglottis are much longer, parallel or divergent, set farther forward, and extend past the base of the lip constriction.

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 5cm

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 1

Leaf Length: 4.8

Leaf Width: 1.9

Leaf Shape: ovate/acuminate

Pseudobulb Length: 3.5

Pseudobulb Width: 0.2

Pseudobulb Margin: n/a

Pseudobulb Distance: clumping

Pseudobulb Root Tip: light green

Inflorescence Overall Length: 4.0

Inflorescence Arrangement: single but successive

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 3.2

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: n/a

Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: n/a

Floral Bracts Length: 2.2

Floral Bracts Width: 0.5

Ovary Length: 2.2

Ovary Width: 0.8

Ovary Shape: linear/cylindrical

Ovary Color: tan

Ovary Texture: smooth

Flower Natural Spread Length: 3.4

Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.4

Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.2

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.15

Lateral Sepals Length: 2.2

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.7

Petals Width: 0.1

Judging Center: Hilo, HI

Award Number: 20243757

Award Date: June 08, 2024

Awarded As: CCE

Sixty-four bug-like flowers, twenty-eight buds and two developing seed pods on ninety-four 4-cm inflorescences sprawling over an unblemished 35cm x 25cm rectangular tree fern raft; dorsal sepal lanceolate/acuminate, buff yellow overlaid cardovan striations; synsepal spatulate, buff yellow overlaid cardovan striations; petals filamenteus, dark brown, lip square, flat, cardovan; column curved inward, buff yellow. Typical Restrepia successive blooming habit; flowers not exceptional but plentiful. Recognized for excellent foliage and prolific blooming.
Sorry, we did not get any more detailed photos than what we are submitting. The exhibitor insisted the correct name is Res striata even though it is published that it is now brachypus and awards have been given.

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