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Bulbophyllum-graveolens-2023-05-21 *SITF has confirmed this plant as Bulbophyllum graveolens (May 2023).

An award was given to B. graveolens with a spotted dorsal sepal by the AOC and several photos in orchidroots.com show spotted dorsals with the name B. graveolens var. robustum, which is not recognized by Kew. Kew does recognize Cirrhopetulum robustum as a synonym for B. graveolens. The "Orchids of New Guinea" website also pictures examples of a spotted form where the spotting is carried out onto the lip.

Posted on May 21, 2023

Exhibitor noted the unique spotting on the sepals and petals that are not seen on previous awards.CHM 82Twenty-five flowers arranged on two strong, pseudo-umbellate 9.5-cm long inflorescences originat...

Bulbophyllum-obliquum-2023-02-05

Posted on Feb 5, 2023

Bulbophyllum-luteobracteatum-2022-12-17 SITF has confirmed this plant as Bulbophyllum luteobracteatum (Jan 2023); based on the matching photo in Cribb and Hermann's "Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar"; the plant is consistent with the description and photo in the IOSPE and matches the drawing in the SOF.

Posted on Dec 17, 2022

Bulbophyllum-tricornoides-2022-12-11 *SITF confirms this plant is Bulbophyllum tricornoides (Apr 2023).

This plant was previously identified by Leslie Garay as B. tricornoides; the combination of very long, forward-pointing carinae at the apex of the column and lip without ridges fit this species; B. tricornoides and B. tricorne are very similar, the difference in characteristics are the teeth of B. tricorne are short, blunt and sharply downturned; the teeth of B. tricornoides are long, sharply pointed and extend straight out from the apex of the column; this plant fits the characteristics of B. tricornoides; there is an almost identical photo to this plant in the IOSPE.

Posted on Dec 11, 2022

Seidenfaden 1979. This name is accepted

Bulbophyllum-infundibuliforme-2022-10-24 *SITF has determined this plant is not Bulbophyllum infundibuliforme, but is a species of unknown origin (May 2023).

One photo of this plant shows a leaf that appears to be articulate, which is not correct for this genus. This plant does not match the image in Kew's Plants of the World On-Line (POWO) for B. infundibuliforme. The sidelobes of this plant appear too large for B. infundibuliforme. This plant does not match the description and illustration in O'Byrne's 1994 "Lowland Orchids of Papua New Guinea" and the award plant photos do not match the photos by Joan Levy and identified by Garay in the IOSPE.

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Correct Name is: Bulbophyllum infundibuliforme, not B. infundiforme.New Guinea

Bulbophyllum-aeolium-2022-10-17 SITF confirms that this plant is Bulbophyllum aeolium (Feb 2023); POWO lists two forms for B. aeolium: subsp. aeolium (syn. B. sociale and B. uniflorum) and subsp. padasense; this is the multiflowered B. aeolium subsp. aeolium (syn. sociale); correct based on characteristics in the description in Comber's "Orchids of Sumatra" of having a short column with short, rounded stelids; supporting photos may be found in the OW and several other on-line sources.

Posted on Oct 17, 2022

CHALLENGE--Bulbophyllum-Wilbur-Chang-2022-09-21 SITF determined this plant to be Bulbophyllum Jersey, not Bulbophyllum Wilbur Chang (Sep 2022); based on the form of the flower and differences in the lips as shown in comparison photos in the OW; Bussey's close-up photo of the lip of B. Jersey compared to Grobler's close-up photo of B. Wilbur Chang in the OW clearly show this plant to more closely match B. Jersey than B. Wilbur Chang; the wider falcate lateral sepals also more clearly match B. Jersey than B. Wilbur Chang.

Posted on Sep 21, 2022

This award was published and questioned by a student judge. In reviewing it, the student is correct that this flower does not exhibit the correct characteristics for Bulb. Wilbur Chang. My initial imp...

Bulbophyllum-stellatum-2021-09-19Determined to be Bulbophyllum arrectum, not B. stellatum (Nov 2021); identified with the aid of Jim Cootes and in the views of the column that are shown in additional photos sent in by the exhibitor; the stelida that point straight from the underside of the column, the ridge in the center of the lip and the rounded apex of the lip are key characteristics of B. arrectum.

Posted on Sep 19, 2021

Bulbophyllum-claptonense-(Flavum)-2021-08-10Confirmed as Bulbophyllum claptonense (Flavum) (Oct 2021); B. claptonense is similar to B. lobbii; however, B. claptonense has a large, thickened, yellow-orange callus in the middle of the lip, as does this plant, which is absent in B. lobbii; since there are no taxonomic varieties or formas that are recognized for B. claptonense, the yellow form of this plant is recognized by using the capitalized, parenthetical word (Flavum).

Posted on Aug 10, 2021

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Bulbophyllum-graveolens-2023-05-21 *SITF has confirmed this plant as Bulbophyllum graveolens (May 2023).

Bulbophyllum-obliquum-2023-02-05

Bulbophyllum-tricornoides-2022-12-11 *SITF confirms this plant is Bulbophyllum tricornoides (Apr 2023).

Bulbophyllum-infundibuliforme-2022-10-24 *SITF has determined this plant is not Bulbophyllum infundibuliforme, but is a species of unknown origin (May 2023).

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