Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20194532
Award Date: January 01, 0001
Awarded As: Cylindrilobus (Eria) aporoides 'Irene' CBR/AOS
Twenty-one stellate-companulate flowers and 2 buds on 23 inflorescences emerging individually from between the leaves on a robust multi-growth plant encompassing a 15cm by 8 cm tree fern block; imbricate growths up to 35 cm long by 5 cm wide comprised of up to 32 laterally compressed 5 cm long leaves; all segments clear white, lip dark orange basally, column cream; inflorescences bear up to four alternating golden yellow bracts; substance soft, texture matte; recognized for imbricate foliage and distinctive, attractively colored bracts unusual even within this protean genus; confirmed by SITF
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: up to 35 cm (indeterminate)
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: up to 32
Plant > Leaf Length: 5.0
Plant > Leaf Width: compressed laterally
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: imbricate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: up to 35 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 5.0 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: imbricate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: up to 4 cm; rhizome up to 0.7 in diameter
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: green; fine; <0.1 cm diameter
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 3.9 cm long; 0.1 cm diameter
Inflorescence > Arrangement: single
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: up to 3 sterile golden yellow bracts, 1.0 long
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.3
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.3
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.e
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylinder
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: pale green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.2
Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.2
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.4
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.5
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.4
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.5
Flower > Petals Length: 1.3
Flower > Petals Width: 0.4
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.7
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.3
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): 2 keels
Flower > Column Length: 0.2
Flower > Column Width: 0.2
Flower > Column Color: cream, orange at base