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SITF Submissions and Findings

The Species Identification Task Force receives submissions from orchid judging centers or exhibitors. The submissions are labeled by the name submitted under. When the plant's identity is confirmed, the last line in the post will have the correct name. We sometimes update pages with reference material pertinent to the submission.

Myc-thompsoniana-2023-08-16

Posted on Aug 16, 2023

Commended for striking color contrast.

Myrmecophila-grandiflora-2023-05-22 *SITF confirms this plant as Myrmecophila grandiflora (Jun 2023).

The color of the flowers in the photos was not accurately captured; the color on the distal portions of the segments was described as being much more suffused with brown, instead of the bright red shown. There is photo by Grobler which shows this brownish coloration in the OW. M. grandiflora is a giant among the Genus; this is a large plant meeting the description of an enormous species; flower form appears correct, as does the yellow callus that runs the length of the midlobe. Flower size is also large at 7.2 cm. Many supporting photos can be found in the orchichroots.com and the IOSPE and other on-line sources.

Posted on May 22, 2023

Myrmecophila grandiflora (Lindl.) Carnevali & J.L.Tapia & I.Ramírez First published in Harvard Pap. Bot. 6: 246 (2001) This species is accepted. First described as Schomburgkia tibicinis var. grandifl...

Myrmecophila-humboldtii-Steffi-2021-07-01Determined to be a hybrid of unknown parents, not Myrmecophila humboldtii (May 2022); the flower form does not match M. humboldtii and the keels seen on the lip of M. humboldtii are not present on this plant.

Posted on Jul 1, 2021

This is a challenge to the award as listed. This flower does not show the characteristics of the species as labeled. This appears to be very similar to the hybrid Myrmecophila Tibiana (Myrmecophila ti...

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SITF Submissions and Findings

Myc-thompsoniana-2023-08-16

Myrmecophila-grandiflora-2023-05-22 *SITF confirms this plant as Myrmecophila grandiflora (Jun 2023).

Myrmecophila-humboldtii-Steffi-2021-07-01Determined to be a hybrid of unknown parents, not Myrmecophila humboldtii (May 2022); the flower form does not match M. humboldtii and the keels seen on the lip of M. humboldtii are not present on this plant.

Myrmecophils-thomsoniana-2018-06-14

Myrmecophila christinae confirmed to be Myrmecophila christinae var. ibarrae

Myrmecophila exaltata

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SITF Submissions and Findings

Myc-thompsoniana-2023-08-16

Myrmecophila-grandiflora-2023-05-22 *SITF confirms this plant as Myrmecophila grandiflora (Jun 2023).

Myrmecophila-humboldtii-Steffi-2021-07-01***Determined to be a hybrid of unknown parents, not Myrmecophila humboldtii (May 2022); the flower form does not match M. humboldtii and the keels seen on the lip of M. humboldtii are not present on this plant.***

Myrmecophils-thomsoniana-2018-06-14

Myrmecophila christinae confirmed to be Myrmecophila christinae var. ibarrae

Myrmecophila exaltata

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Myrmecophila-humboldtii-Steffi-2021-07-01Determined to be a hybrid of unknown parents, not Myrmecophila humboldtii (May 2022); the flower form does not match M. humboldtii and the keels seen on the lip of M. humboldtii are not present on this plant.