
SITF Submissions and Findings
The Species Identification Task Force receives submissions from orchid judging centers or exhibitors.

Epidendrum physodes Natural World CBR 2025-07-20

Encyclia marxiana Irene CHM 2025-07-19

Bulbophyllum skeatianum Orange Microburst CHM 2025-07-19

Dendrobium uncatum 'Zig Zaggy' CBR 2025-07-17

Phragmipedium warszewiczianum var wallisii Hufflepuff HCC 2025-07-15
Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Phragmipedium warszewiczianum (Jul 2025). This plant matches the species. The subspecies var. wallisii is an old remnant from splitting the P. caudatum group, and used to be P. caudatum var wallisii. The variety wallisii is now considered by Kew POWO to be synonymous with the species. The correct name is simply Phragmipedium warszewiczianum.
Bulbophyllum karenkoensis var calvum J&L CHM 2025-07-15

Gongora claviodora Delio Salazar HCC 2025-07-14

Dendrobium ochraceum Springwater CBR 2025-07-13

Dendrobium fluctuosum 'Jane' CHM 2025-07-07

Nervilia plicata 'Needmore' HCC 2025-07-05

Chiloschista extinctoriformis 'Jardin botanique de Montréal' CBR 2025-07-05

Bulbophyllum trongquyetii var bicolor Timbucktoo CBR 2025-06-29

Pleurothallis (Acianthera) omissa Bryon CBR 2025-06-28

Phalaenopsis stobartiana Bryon Rinke AM 2025-06-28

Gastrochilus calceolaris Bryon JC 2025-06-28

Epidendrum uleinanodes Bryon CBR 2025-06-28

Gongora leucochila (alba) Casa de Campo AM 2025-06-28

Scaphyglottis pulchella (alba) José Aguilar HCC 2025-06-28

Chiloschista extinctoriformis 'Buckboard' CBR 2025-06-27

Bulbophyllum skeatianum Orkiddoc CBR 2025-06-24

Jumellea ibityana 'Irene' CBR 2025-06-22

Cypripedium x alaskanum 'Northern Star' CHM 2025-06-21

Bulbophyllum biflorum Whisper Spot Me AM 2025-06-16

Bulbophyllum putidum Free Spirit AM CHALLENGE 2025-06-16

Acianthera brunnescens 'Patricia' CHM 2025-06-14
Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Acianthera brunnescens (Jun 2025). Thanks to Franco Pupulin who identified this plant as Acianthera brunnescens on site. POWO differs from the IOSPE in that the IOSPE has A. brunnescens as synonymous with Pleurothallis lojae, where as POWO has A. brunnescens as synonymous with Pleurothallis brunnescens Schltr and lists P. lojae as synonymous with Acianthera lojae. SITF agrees with POWO.
Campylocentrum fasciola 'Baraga' CCM 2025-06-12

Epidendrum camposi 'Daxin Shu' CBR 2025-06-11

Dracula morleyi 'Solar Place' AM 2025-06-08
Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Dracula morleyi (Jun 2025). This plant matches Luer and Dalstrom's drawing and description of Dracula morleyi in the Icones Pleurothallidarum. Also, it matches photos in several references: Harding's photo in the OW, an excellent photo in the IOSPE and photos in the orchidroots.com.
Scaphyglottis fusiformis 'Wade's Tiny Pleasure' CCM 2025-05-27

Lepanthes hexapus 'Pleurothallidan' CBR-2025-05-27
Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Lepanthes hexapus (Jun 2025). This plant matches the description and photos of L. hexapus in the Lankesteriana 2018, article, "The "Four-Footed" Lepanthes (Pleurothallidinae), A New Species from North-Western Ecador" by Luis E. BaquEro, et.al. It matches Luer's description of L. hexapus and Eric Hunt's photo from the IOSPE: "The sepals are narrow with the laterals denticulate. They are essentially free from each other. The petals are divided into three, slender, diverging, nearly equal parts. The upper segment is ciliate. The blades of the lip are narrowly oblong and the appendix is ovoid and pubescent." Luer 1996" The leaf form and markings match, as well as, the flower size.
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