Finding

SITF determined this plant is Ania hongkongensis, not Tainia dunnii (Mar 2026). The three-keeled callus fits better, as well as the flower size, the inflorescence length, and the number of flowers. The flower color and form is a better match to A. hongkongensis than to T. dunnii. Ania hongkongensis and Ania penangiana are very similar; however, the major difference is in the lip. Ania penangiana has a distinctly trilobed lip and A. hongkongensis does not.

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Judging Center: toronto

Award Number: 20266406

Award Date: February 14, 2026

Awarded As: CBR

Eight flowers and ten buds on a uncommon plant 30cm wide x 20 cm tall, one erect inflorescence arising from media and one cut inflorescence up to 57-cm, with four fluted, compressed, ovate 2.9 x 4.5 cm pseudobulbs, leaf broadly elliptic 7.3 x 35cm, potted in a 10-cm clay pot containing bark and sponge rock; flowers stellate, cupped, dorsal sepal lanceolate, chartreuse, overlaid and striated tan; lateral sepals lanceolate, slightly falcate, chartreuse, overlaid and striated tan; lip convex, recurved, ivory, mid-lobe ribbed, chartreuse, striated tan, underside blushed; mentum tan, overlaid mahogany, 3mm long; column ivory, overlaid magenta; substance firm; texture matte, recognized for its rarity in cultivation.

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