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Challenge-Cymbidium-sanderae-Emma-Menninger-2N-2023-03-03
This plant does not match the description of C. sanderae or C. parishii. This flower does not match the lip shape or pattern of the previously awarded C. sanderae. C. parishii comes from a section of the genus with indeterminate pseudobulbs that flower repeatedly from the leaf axils walking up the growth for several years. C. parishii would not have this number of flowers. It may be an unknown hybrid possibly from C. insigne. There exists significant historical confusion in this section and this may be a natural or man-made hybrid possibly involving sanderae, eburnea and/or insigne.

Posted on Mar 3, 2023

CHALLENGE This plant was awarded as Cymbidium sanderae 'Emma Menninger 2N' without proper identification by the SITF as the first Cymbidium sanderae award. The same plant of tetraploid variety was...

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Cymbidium-sanderae-2022-03-09 *SITF confirms this plant as Cymbidium sanderae (Feb 2023); based on Cribb and DuPuy's key in the Genus Cymbidium; this plant keys to Cym. sanderae; it is not parishii because that species produces indeterminate pseudobulbs that continue to elongate for several years and produce inflorescences from the leaf axils; these pseudobulbs are ovoid, only slightly compressed and flower from the base; not Cym. eburneum because the inflorescence has too few flowers and is much too short; also, the crest is incorrect, the side lobes are the wrong shape and the apex of the lip is distinctly rounded; matches photos in the OW.*

Posted on Mar 9, 2022

Cymbidium sanderae was never properly identified and confirmed by the SITF. The only AOS award is 20194134, to 'Emma Menninger 2N', and there's no record that the SITF identified and confirmed it as ...

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Cymbidium-cyperifolium-subsp-indochinense-2021-12-05***SITF has confirmed this plant as Cymbidium cyperifolium subsp. indochinense (Aug 2022); identification was made with the aid of Philip Cribb; C. cyperifolium subsp. indochinense and C. sinense flowers are similar, but the plants differ in their foliage; the foliage in this plant, including the leaf articulation, better matches Cym. cyperifolium subsp. indochinense; the leaf length and margin, dorsal sepal length, and the midlobe margin being entire matches the description noted in DuPuy & Cribb's 1988, "The Genus Cymbidium".***

Posted on Dec 5, 2021

Cymbidium cyperifolium subsp. indochinense Du Puy & P.J.Cribb, Genus Cymbidium: 176 (1988). This name is accepted. Four flowers on one erect 48-cm inflorescence; leaves to 60cm long by 1cm wide, flora...

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Cymbidium-tracyanum-2020-03-13***Confirmed as Cymbidium tracyanum (Apr 2020); this plant is consistent with a polyploid C. tracyanum; C. tracyanum is the only species in the group with very long hairs on the crests, as well as the side lobe margins and the body of the midlobe, as does this flower.***

Posted on Mar 13, 2020

Comment from the exhibitor: The main characteristic of this plant which might explain the deviation from the norm for the species is that it is a 4N and not a 2N. In that respect, my plant is very s...

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Cymbidium-zaleskianum-‘Mukoyamas’-CHM/AOS-82-pts***Determined to be Cymbidium hookerianum (July 2018), due to the size of the leaves and the spots on the lip***Based on further examination and due to the coloring of the flowers and the slender rachis SITF has determined this is Cymbidium wilsonii (Nov 2019)***

Posted on Jun 27, 2018

I able to trace the origin of the plant from Hatfield Orchids back to Mukoyama Nursery. There is no given country of origin. The plant has been in the country for at least ten years. It has been promo...

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