Judging Center: FCJC
Award Number: 20212863
Award Date: May 15, 2021
Awarded As: Aerides maculosa 'Mary Motes' CHM/AOS
Plant was obtained from an Australian source 20 years ago. It was declared and detained at customs and then released. The species affinity to both Aer. multiflora and Aer. rosea but is clearly vegetatively distinct from both with longer, softer, thinner leaves than the former and longer more narrow leaves than the latter. Side lobes obovoid white basally deep rose 0.3 long by 0.2 broad. Lip attached to a prominent column foot.
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 32 cm tall by 30 cm broad
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 10
Plant > Leaf Length: 26.5 arched downward
Plant > Leaf Width: 2.5
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire, apex shallowly, unequally bilobed
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: Rachis 15 cm Peduncle 28 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: -0-
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.9
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.1
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: Ribbed
Flower > Column Length: 0.4
Flower > Column Width: 0.2
Flower > Column Color: white
Flower > Anther Cap Color: White- beaked