SITF Submissions and Findings

Pleurothallis-bothros-2023-04-29 *SITF has confirmed this plant as Pleurothallis bothros (May 2023).

Posted on Apr 29, 2023

Pleurothallis-coriacardia-Bryon-CBR-2022-11-24 *SITF confirms that this plant is Pleurothallis coriacardia (Jul 2023).

Posted on Nov 24, 2022

Twenty-six pale yellow flowers and 32 buds on 58 fascile rising from the apex of the ramicaul through a spathe and carries tubular floral bracts; ramicauls slender, erect, light green, enveloped basal...

Pleurothallis-(Anathallis)-sertularioides-Bryon-CHM-81-Pts-2022-10-20 *SITF confirms this plant as Anathallis sertularioides (Jul 2023).

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

31 cupped flowers and 29 buds on 60 filiform inflorescence light green up to 1.5cm long that arise from the leaf base, mat forming, miniature sized, with a slender creeping rhizome and erect ramicauls...

Pleurothallis-(Acronia)-ensata-Bryon-CBR-2022-07-19 *SITF confirms this plant as Pleurothallis ensata (May 2023).

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

Six flowers and six buds on 12 pale chartreuse fasciles up to 0.5 cm arising through a brown spathe; plant measures 35cm wide x 22cm tall growing in a 10cm square plastic pot with sphagnum moss, longe...

Pleurothallis-gratiosa-2022-07-07 *SITF confirms that this plant is Pleurothallis gratiosa (Feb 2023); based on the detailed description and line drawing of Pleurothallis gratiosa in Vol. I, "Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated" by Dunsterville & Garay which described a "variety" (type) with sepals "heavily overflushed pink-maroon" which matches this plant; supporting photos may be found in the OW, IOSPE, orchidroots.com and other internet sites.*

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

This plant was awarded CBR and CCM in 2019 but inadvertently the SITF was never file. I as current chair of Chicago Center have recovered the photos - award and CBR - from photographer Katie Payeur a...

Pleurothallis-notabilis-Extravagant-Explosion-CBR/AOS-2022-02-07 *SITF has confirmed this plant as Pleurothallis notabilis (Jul 2023).

Posted on Feb 7, 2022

Approximately 1800 flowers on approximately 350 inflorescences up to 10 cm long emerging in dense clusters from the annuli of 14 growths of a well grown, 15-growth plant potted in a 10 cm plastic mesh...

Pleurothallis-peculiaris-Bryon-CBR/CCM-2021-08-23***Confirmed as Pleurothallis peculiaris (Sep 2021); matches the drawing by Carl Luer and confirmed with the identification by Dr. Mark Wilson; closely matches photos in the IOSPE, OW and Orchidroots.com.***

Posted on Aug 23, 2021

Forty-one flowers and three buds emanating from a conduplicate spathe 0.5cm wide x 1.5cm long, dry, brown from 44 narrowly cordate-ovate leaves to 4cm wide x 14cm long, coriaceous, dull green with mar...

Pleurothallis-bivalvis-var-ignivomi-Bryon-CHM-86-Pts-2021-03-24***Confirmed as Pleurothallis bivalvis (Apr 2022-04); var. ignivomi is invalid since there is no validly published variety of P. bivalvis; P. bivalvis as currently circumscribed is extremely variable; the general shape and number of veins in the sepals are consistent with P. bivalvis; these petals however are smooth and the line drawing shows a dentate margin; the 1914 drawing of Schlecter's P. stenocardium (synonym) does not show serrations on the petals, but Luer's drawing of P. lilianae (synonym) does show serrations; of 13 photos in orchidroots.com, none show serrations of the petals.***

Posted on Mar 24, 2021

Nine flowers and 15 buds on 24 inflorescences arising from leaf axial; sepals and petals pale yellow; dorsal sepal with three darker veins; synsepal with 2 darker veins, blushed maroon centrally; lip ...

Pleurothallis-prolaticollaris-2020-10-17***Determined not to be Pleurothallis prolaticollaris (July 2021), but it is an unidentified species at this time; this flower does not match the drawings and description of (Acronia) P. prolaticollaris in Icones 27; the species looks like it should belong in Subgenus Pleurothallis, Section Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae; however, none of the species researched were close enough in the number of veins, flower size, form of the petals, fused and rounded apex of the lateral sepals or color to be considered a match; the determination was verified by Mark Wilson, PhD., who agreed it was not P. prolaticollaris, but also could not identify another species that matched; hopefully, later studies may provide a suitable taxon***

Posted on Oct 17, 2020

I am sending this realizing there is already an award to this species #19901140 9/15/90 for Silly Skillet owned by Wojcick Klikunas. I believe the plant pictured is not prolaticollaris but instead Pl...