Finding

SITF confirms that this plant is Specklinia gersonii (Aug 2023). Identification was confirmed on-site by Dr. Franco Pupulin and Dr. Adam Karremans (one of the authors who published the taxonomic description). S. gersonii has obovate leaves and its related species are more linear. The color matches and the leaf shape agrees with the description; two photos of S. gersonii in the IOSPE also match this plant. Photos of the plant and flower in the OW are perfect matches, as well. Flower size seems slightly large.

Flower Natural Spread Length: 0.6

Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.45

Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.3

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.3

Lateral Sepals Length: 0.4

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.15

Petals Length: 0.3

Petals Width: 0.15

Judging Center: Puerto Rico Judging Center

Award Number: 20236217

Award Date: March 09, 2023

This species is native to Costa Rica and the ID was confirmed by Franco Pupulin and Adam Karremans who were on site. Adam was one of the authors who published the description of Specklinia gersonii. Specklinia gersonii 'Socorro' CHM/84 20236217Three pumpkin-orange, cupped flowers and one bud on four upright, wiry inflorescences to 2-cm long; plant caespitose (cluster-growing), epiphytic, mounted on a 4-cm diameter tree limb, leaves broadly elliptic, 1.5-cm long x 1.0-cm wide, plant 5-cm wide x 3.5-cm tall; sepals elliptic, dorsal sepal hooded, lateral sepals sub-falcate; petals porrect, lanceolate, acute; lip lingulate, minute with erect basal lobes enclosed by fused lateral sepals; native to Costa Rica, ID confirmed by Franco Pupulin and Adam Karremans.

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