Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Prosthechea livida (Nov 2026). It is an exact match to the Venezuelan form of P. livida in Harding and Withner “The Debatable Epidendrums” as Pollardia livida. It is also a match to the "Another Color Variation" photo and drawing on the IOSPE.

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Oberonia maxima (Nov 2026). Dr. Daniel Geiger is a noted taxonomist, who is a worldwide expert in the Genus Oberonia. Dr. Geiger was the owner and exhibitor of this plant that was awarded the CBR. It is also an exact match with the photo on the IOSPE and three other photos by Karl Keller on the orchidroots.com.

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum (Oct 2026). The forma albescens is not taxonomically recognized and the color range for the species veries widely for this species. It can vary from an almost totally dark flower to red dotted lines to a pure white. This plant is a good match to the image on POWO and the two parallel ridges on the entire length of the lip matches B. sanguineopunctatum.

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Pennilabium yunnanense (Nov 2026). This plant agrees with the drawing of the flower from the "Flora of China" website found on the IOSPE and the Researchgate article. It shows minute fringing on the apex of the side lobes and some minor spotting on the petals which match the species. The photo on IOSPE shows much more spotting, but approx the same fringing on the apex of the side lobes.The unequally bilobed leaves, the glabrous sepals and petals, and the unusual fringed lip lobes of this plant fit P. yunnanense. The plant is large for the species.

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Bulbophyllum pahudii (Oct 2026). There is a previous Australian award to Bulbophyllum pahudii 'Charly" with a photo and description in the OW which matches this plant. This is a very distinctive species which can be seen in multiple images on the orchidroots.com and which closely matches this plant.