Systeloglossum

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Systeloglossum-ecuadorense-Bryon-CHM-82-Pts-2020-07-22Determined to  be Systeloglossum panamense, not S. ecuadorense (Mar 2021); this plant keys to S. panamense according to the key to the species, if the lip is deeply lobed, as in this flower, it is not S. ecuadorense, which then points to key # 2; the choice there is a transverse ridge callus or two hemispherical bumps, one on each side of the lip; looking closely at an enlarged flower, the callus is two  hemispheres, one near each side of the lip, which points to S. panamense.

Posted on July 22, 2020

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 19.5cm

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 5

Leaf Length: 13.0cm

Leaf Width: 3.5cm

Leaf Margin: smooth

Leaf Shape: leaves narrowly elliptic

Pseudobulb Length: 5.0cm

Pseudobulb Width: 3.0cm

Pseudobulb Margin: smooth

Pseudobulb Distance: closely spaced

Pseudobulb Root Tip: green

Inflorescence Overall Length: 29.0cm

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 25.0cm

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 0.2cm

Ovary Length: 1.2cm

Ovary Width: 0.15cm

Ovary Shape: terete

Ovary Color: green blushed maroon

Ovary Texture: smooth, ribbed longitudinally

Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.6

Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.2

Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.6

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.3

Lateral Sepals Length: 1.1

Lateral Sepals Width: 1.5

Petals Length: 0.5

Petals Width: 0.3

Judging Center: Great Plains

Award Number: 20203588

Award Date: July 18, 2020

Awarded As: Systeloglossum ecuadorense 'Bryon' CHM 82 Pts

Eight flat flowers and fours buds on 13 branched sequentially blooming, flattened inflorescences up to 29cm; flowers green overlaid brown; dorsal sepal and petals faint green picotee; lateral sepals fused with small apical notch; lip flat, acutely reflexed ventrally, bi-lobed; column and column foot green, anther cap chartreuse; substance firm; texture waxy; commended for large flower size and unique color; country of origin Ecuador; identified by SIFT___________________.

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