Encyclia-chloroleuca-Selma-HCC-79-Pts-2022-06-25

Encyclia-chloroleuca-Selma-HCC-79-Pts-2022-06-25 *SITF has determined this plant to be Encyclia belizensis, not Encyclia chloroleuca (Dec 2022); Although Encyclia species can vary widely in shape, color and floriferousness, the characteristics of this plant fall outside the description of E. chloroleuca, especially in the form of the lip; also, this plant was collected in Belize, which is outside the range of E. chloroleuca; Kew lists E. belizensis as a separate species from E. alata and this plant compares more to E. belizensis in form, color and range; there is an excellent matching photo on-line in the "Mexican Orchids - Viewing Encyclia belizensis" and a very good article with photos by Gary Yong at https://yonggee.name/articles/encyclia-belizensis/*

































Judging Center: Great Plains Judging Center

Award Number: 20223589

Award Date: June 18, 2022

Awarded As: Encyclia chloroleuca 'Selma' HCC 79 Pts

One hundred fifty-three stellate flowers on four strong upright, chartreuse, smooth heavily branched inflorescences up to 127cm; sepals lanceolate and petals spathulate, light yellow-green, light magenta stripes on distal one-half, more pronounced on petals, sepals reverse blushed magenta; lip tri-lobed, cream-colored, midlobe light yellow-green picotee, magenta stripes centrally, callus centrally with three magenta stripes, lateral margins recurved ruffled, side lobes striped magenta basal one-third; column 0.5cm wide x 1.1cm long, light green basal one-half, cream-colored distal one-half, anther cap tan; ovary 0.2cm wide x 2.7cm long, green, ribbed longitudinally; substance heavy; texture matte; slight fragrance noted; species collected in Belize in 1989; ID by SITF ____________.

Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 2

Plant > Leaf Length: 14.2

Plant > Leaf Width: 1.1

Plant > Leaf Margin: smooth

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 9.1

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 8.0

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: smooth

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: tightly clustered

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

Inflorescence > Overall Length: 127cm

Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 4-5cm

Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 2.7

Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2

Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: terete

Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green

Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: ribbed longitudinally

Flower Natural Spread Length: 4.2

Flower Natural Spread Width: 3.8

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.0

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.6

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 2.2

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.6

Flower > Petals Length: 2.1

Flower > Petals Width: 0.6

Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 1.6

Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 1.3

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

Flower > Column Length: 1.1

Flower > Column Width: 0.5

Flower > Column Color: light basal 1/2, cream distal 1/2

Flower > Anther Cap Color: tan

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