Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20185018
Award Date: July 21, 2018
Awarded As: Dendrobium gerlandianum
Twenty-one flowers and one bud sub-apically presented in inflorescences of up to 3 flowers on 14 of 61 spindle-shaped, terete-leaved pseudobulbs typical of the Crumenata section of the genus Dendrobium; attractive, compact, full, and well-grown 49 cm x 27 cm plant potted in Aliflor in a 12 cm pot; grass-like leaves entire, 0.5 cm wide by up to 10 cm long; sepals and petals light chartreuse-yellow; lip lighter yellow, central keel yellow-green, side lobes yellow finely striped burgundy; random distribution of flowers around the beautifully grown, grassy-leaved plant creates an overall airy presentation; native to Philippines ; confirmed by SITF.
From grower's subsequent email exchange with Jim Cootes:
On Jul 31, 2018, at 10:28 PM, Jim Cootes wrote:
Hi Al,
Congratulations!
This species is in my second book as Dendrobium multiramosum. I now believe that this is the correct name for this species. It is found throughout the island of Luzon, and in the south of the island of Mindoro.
All the best,
Jim
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: to 30 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: up to 10
Plant > Leaf Length: up to 10 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 0.5 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: grass-like/terete
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): to 6 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: to 7 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.7 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: shape - cylindrical
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: contiguous
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: non-visible
Inflorescence > Overall Length: to 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: apical/sub-apical, up to 3 flowers per inflorescence
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: up to 2 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 0.1 - 0.3 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 0.5 - 0.7
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.1
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.4 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: conical
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: matte
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.6 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 2.4 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.1 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.5 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.0 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.6 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.7 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.3 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.5 cm
Flower > Column Length: 0.3 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Anther Cap Color: yellow