Judging Center: Chicago
Award Number: 20212592
Award Date: June 12, 2021
Awarded As: Chelonistele maximae-reginae 'Lindinha's Whiskers' CHM 86
Unique plant we purchased for J&L orchids (as "Chelonistele species") in 2012 or so from our records and tag. Never bloomed until now but it enthralled us with it's beautiful emerging liver colored growths that turn into hard green succulent leaves. Awesome clustered, compact growth habit. Inflorescences are incredibly well presented as they emerge upwards and naturally cascade down with this first blooming holding up to 7 flowers.
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 14 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: two leaves
Plant > Leaf Length: 16 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.3 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: 0.65 cm
Plant > Leaf Shape: narrow lanceloate acute tipped with
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): about 6cm narrower rounded base to top of bulb
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 3 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 1 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: ovoid (flatter on two sides)
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 0.1 cm or less - very clumped
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: not visible
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 18.5 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: emerges from base bulb, upward to top of foliage, cascades back down
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 9 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 1.5 cm, down to 1.2 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 1.8 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 1.5 mm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 1.4 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 2 mm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: conical, liver colored like bracts
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: liver peachish
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth
Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.5 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 2.1 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.8 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.6 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: none
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.1 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.6 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Length: none
Flower > Petals Length: 0.9 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Petals Caudae Length: none
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 1.9 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.9 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): see photo bifurcates at end, two side by side callus formations
Flower > Column Length: 4 mm
Flower > Column Width: 2 mm
Flower > Column Color: white, end yellow red tinges
Flower > Anther Cap Color: dark burgundy red