Judging Center: Houston
Award Number: 20224102
Award Date: February 19, 2022
Awarded As: CHM
Unfortunately the detailed photos of the flower segments are not available.
Species Identification Task Force - Information Form
Judging Center: HJC Award Number: 20224102 Date:2/19/22
Awarded as:
ALL MEASUREMENTS IN CENTIMETERS OR MILLIMETERS ONLY.
NOTE: LENGTH GIVEN FIRST AS PER STANDARD BOTANICAL PROTOCOL.
PLANT catasetum discolor
Overall length of growth/cane: 23.50
Leaf number of leaves per growth or cane: 2 on 1
length: 37.00 width: 9.50 margin: smooth
shape:plicate lanceolate petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): n/a
Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul length: 23.50 diameter: 4.00
7 shape: elongated fusiform
distance between growths along rhizome: 0.00
root tip color if visible:n/a
INFLORESCENCE
overall length:72.0 arrangement: cylindrical
distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 46.10
distance between flowers along inflorescence: 2.0 to 4.0
distance from inflorescence to base of sepals (on an individual flower), OR if possible, distance from inflorescence to ovary (pedicel): 2.30
Floral bracts length: 2.0 width: 0.50
Ovary length: 2.20 width: .03 shape: cylindrical
color: green texture: ribbed
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Award Number FLOWER (Include caudae length in individual segment measurements if present)
Natural spread length:3.0 width:3.6
Dorsal sepal length:1.4 width:0.7 Cauda length:n/a width:n/a
Lateral sepals or synsepal length:1.7 width:0.6 Caudae length:n/a width:n/a
Petals length:2.1 width:0.6 Caudae length:n/a width:n/a
Lip or pouch length:2.7 width:3.0
characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): fimbriated
Column length: 0.90 width: 0.70 color: cream
Anther cap color: cream to brown
Vendor and origin of plant, if known: n/a
General comments or significant features not covered above:
Reference material consulted: AOS
Twenty-two non-resupinate flowers on hooked ovaries, symmetrically arranged at the top of a 72 cm upright inflorescence with another immature inflorescence developing on the same pseudobulb among 3 bulbs in a 14.5cm clay pot; flowers green, petals parallel, held vertically below column; sepals on mature flowers withered, tucked against ovary; lip hooded, fimbriate with hairs up to 1 cm long, apical surface suffused yellow, veined green, interior bright yellow; column cream, anther cap cream to brown based on age; substance hard, texture waxy. Recognized for a charming display of albescent flowers for an uncommon species. Pleasant mint fragrance
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