Dendrobium-milaniae-2020-02-04

Dendrobium-milaniae-2020-02-04***Confirmed as Dendrobium milaniae (Aug 2020) with the assistance of Jim Cootes; the species is endemic to the Islands of Leyte and Mindanao in the Philippines; photos show the species to be variable and per Jim Cootes, there is considerable variation in the shapes of the mound on the lip; species variation indicates this lip form is typically found in Mindanao.***

































































Judging Center: Northeast

Award Number: 20204856

Award Date: January 18, 2020

Awarded As: Dendrobium milaniae

Endemic to Leyte, Philippines

Cootes 2011, Philippine Orchid Species, pg. 113-114

New World Orchids

Light purple spots in throat, yellow cast on lip centrally

Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 16 cm

Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 4

Plant > Leaf Length: 7 cm

Plant > Leaf Width: 2.8 cm

Plant > Leaf Margin: entire

Plant > Leaf Shape: elliptical

Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 1.5 cm

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 12 cm

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: flat

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 2 mm

Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: green

Inflorescence > Overall Length: .2 cm

Inflorescence > Arrangement: distichious

Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: .2 cm

Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 3 mm

Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.5

Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.5

Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 2 mm

Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 1 mm

Inflorescence > Ovary Length: .5 cm

Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 1 mm

Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: ovoid

Inflorescence > Ovary Color: light green

Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: matte

Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.2 cm

Flower Natural Spread Width: 2 cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.2 cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: .5 cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: X

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: X

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.5 cm

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: .5 cm

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Length: X

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Width: X

Flower > Petals Length: 1.0 cm

Flower > Petals Width: .5 cm

Flower > Petals Caudae Length: X

Flower > Petals Caudae Width: X

Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 1.0 cm

Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: .5 cm

Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): callus

Flower > Column Length: 2 mm

Flower > Column Width: 2 mm

Flower > Column Color: white

Flower > Anther Cap Color: white

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