cymbidium-sanderae-emma-menninger-2n-2023-03-03

Challenge-Cymbidium-sanderae-Emma-Menninger-2N-2023-03-03 *SITF has determined this is not Cymbidium sanderae, but probably an unknown hybrid (Jun 2023).

This plant does not match the description of C. sanderae or C. parishii. This flower does not match the lip shape or pattern of the previously awarded C. sanderae. C. parishii comes from a section of the genus with indeterminate pseudobulbs that flower repeatedly from the leaf axils walking up the growth for several years. C. parishii would not have this number of flowers. It may be an unknown hybrid possibly from C. insigne. There exists significant historical confusion in this section and this may be a natural or man-made hybrid possibly involving sanderae, eburnea and/or insigne.









Judging Center: Pacific Central

Award Number: 20194134

Award Date: March 02, 2019

Awarded As: Cymbidium sanderae 'Emma Menninger 2N'

CHALLENGE

This plant was awarded as Cymbidium sanderae 'Emma Menninger 2N' without proper identification by the SITF as the first Cymbidium sanderae award. The same plant of tetraploid variety was awarded as Cymbidium parishii in 1979 (award #19790424). Flower of this plant doesn't resemble the plant identified as Cymbidium sanderae in award #20225250 in lip shape and pattern, and flower count is way too high.

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