dracula-saulii-2023-02-14

Dracula-saulii-2023-02-14 *SITF confirms this plant is Dracula saulii (Apr 2023).

The sepals, petals and caudae match the description of Dracula saulii. The key characteristic of D. saulii, besides the velutinous hairs covering the flower, is the unusual length of the dorsal cauda compared to the lateral caudae; in D. saulii, the dorsal tail is two to three times shorter than the length of the lateral tails; the dorsal cauda on this plant may not be quite half, but it is definitely much shorter than the lateral caudae. The only other species that appears close is D. adrianae, but all the caudae seem to be about the same length, as shown in the drawing.

























































Judging Center: Mid-American Judging Center

Award Number: 20234261

Award Date: January 28, 2023

Awarded As: Dracula saulii

Four fuzzy flowers and two developing buds on six pendant inflorescences, on a 17 cm by 26 cm plant mounted on a sphagnum attached to a porous ceramic tube; sepals fused, white marked chestnut on reverse, centrally covered with velutinous hairs, caudae chestnut reflexed 2.4-cm long; petals minute, brown; lip white constricted centrally, broadened distally; substance moderate; texture soft; recognized for rarity in cultivation.

Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 26cm

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

Plant > Leaf Length: 26cm

Plant > Leaf Width: 1.4cm

Plant > Leaf Margin: entire, smooth

Plant > Leaf Shape: linear-lanceolate

Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 0.8cm

Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: not visible

Inflorescence > Overall Length: 13.0cm

Inflorescence > Arrangement: pendent

Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 13cm

Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: single flowered

Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 0.35cm

Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 0.35cm

Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.35cm

Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2cm

Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: round

Inflorescence > Ovary Color: chestnut

Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth

Flower Natural Spread Length: 4.2cm

Flower Natural Spread Width: 6.8cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.1cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 3.5cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: 2.7cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: 0.1cm

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.1cm

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 5.3cm

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Length: 3.9cm

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Width: 0.1cm

Flower > Petals Length: 0.1cm

Flower > Petals Width: 0.2cm

Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.4cm

Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.6cm

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

Flower > Column Length: 0.3cm

Flower > Column Width: 0.1cm

Flower > Column Color: white

Flower > Anther Cap Color: white

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