Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Eulophia ugandae (Nov 2025). A description can be found at https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000254528 for Oeceoclades ugandae (Rolfe) Garay & P.Taylor, which is synonymous with Eulophia ugandae. This plant matches photos of E. ugandae in the orchidroots.com.

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Psychopsis sanderae (Nov 2025). The column is very distinctive on this species. It matches the column on the flower closeup on the IOSPE website with what looks like osmophores on the ends of numerous stalks. It also matches the flower image of P. sanderae in Joao Almeida's side by side comparison images also shown in the IOSPE.

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Podochilus serpyllifolius (Oct 2025). The flower size, leaf size and the position of the inflorescences match the description of P. serpyllifolius found in Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 68(1): 87–95. 2016, "New records of Orchidaceae" from Bali, Indonesia". This is the only species that match this plant's leaves and flower shape. P. serpyllifolius and this plant have a very large mentum. The name, serpyllifolius, also refers to the plant looking like Thyme, which also fits this plant.

Finding

Sitf confirms that this plant is Bulbophyllum nitidum (Oct 2025). This plant is an excellent match to the description and photo in Siegerist's book, "Bulbophyllums and their Allies", pg. 193, plate 61, and to photos in the OW and the IOSPE.

Finding

SITF has determined this Challenge to Guarianthe skinneri to be Guarianthe hennisiana (Oct 2025) based on the identification by Dr. Wesley Higgins and the Fall (Nov) flowering in the Northern Hemisphere. Another difference, other than flowering season, is that the throat of the lip of G. skinneri is white and that of G. hennisiana below the band of lightly colored tissue (sometimes white, cream or possibly even yellowish) is pigmented.

Finding

SITF has determined this Challenge to Guarianthe skinneri to be Guarianthe hennisiana (Oct 2025) based on the identification by Dr. Wesley Higgins and the Fall (Nov) flowering in the Northern Hemisphere. Another difference, other than flowering season, is that the throat of the lip of G. skinneri is white and that of G. hennisiana below the band of lightly colored tissue (sometimes white, cream or possibly even yellowish) is pigmented.

Finding

SITF confirms that this plant is Bipinnula montana (Oct 2025). This plant matches photos in the IOSPE and orchidroots of this interesting and fascinating species. There are other matching photos available on the internet as both B. montana and the synonymous Bipinnula canisii. The lump-like crests at the base of the lip, lip fringe and the fringing of the lateral sepals are a perfect match.

Finding

SITF confirms that this plant is Constantia cristinae (Oct 2025). This plant appears correct based on leaf form and plant habit. The flower photo is not well focused and difficult to see the details; however, the color and flower form matches the flower photo, especially the bright orange callus, and the flower and plant photo in the IOSPE. The flower color seems somewhat variable; refer to the photos in the orchidroots.com.

Finding

SITF confirms that this plant is Miltonia kayasimae (Sep 2025). This plant matches photos of the distinctive M. kayasimae shown by Grobler and Baptista. This is the only species with the combination of an extended lip claw and column wings that create a small hood over the anther.

Finding

SITF confirms that this plant is Barbosella gardneri (Sep 2025). It is an exact match to photos in the orchidroots.com. The lip is an exact match for the species and the sepals and petals also match. Closely matches the photo and line drawing in the IOSPE.

Finding

SITF has determined this plant to be Phragmipedium besseae with no subspecies designation, not Phragmipedium dalessandroi (Oct 2025). P.dalessandroi is considered by POWO to be synonymous with P. besseae var. dalessandroi. This plant was submitted as Phrag. dalessandroi 'Zephyr's Choice' (P. dalessandroi 'Ackers Flamenco Dancer' x P. dalessandroi 'Firefly'), but displays predominantly besseae features and verifying the varietal status was not possible. It showed no characteristics of P. dalessandroi, other than possibly color. Chuck Acker, the breeder of this strain said that although other plants from this cross had "telltale dalessandroi characteristics", this plant did not look like a d'alessandroi in his opinion.