Lepanthes-adrianae-2019-01-25

Lepanthes-adrianae-2019-01-25***Determined to be Lepanthes sijmii, as the captions for the figures in Luer's book were switched in printing and this matches the written description by Luer (Dec 2019)***

















Judging Center: PNWJC

Award Number: 20194907

Award Date: January 22, 2019

Awarded As: Lepanthes adrianae

Lepanthes adrianae Luer, Selbyana 23: 1 (2002).
This name is accepted.

Acquired from Ecuagenera.

Seven translucent flowers and 11 buds on eight pendent, sequentially flowered inflorescences to 15cm; plant diameter 17cm by 22.9cm tall; single-leafed lepantheform petioles to 19.5cm; leaves oblanceolate to 10.2cm long by 4.2cm wide, grown in 10cm clay pot in sphagmum moss; sepals light salmon, veined lighter salmon; wing-shaped petals and lip peach-tan; lip margins orange, burgundy medially; column white, blushed rose-pink; substance firm; texture glossy; recognized for educational value; country of origin Ecuador; submitted to SITF as Lepanthes adrianae.

Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1

Plant > Leaf Length: 10.2

Plant > Leaf Width: 4.2

Plant > Leaf Margin: complete

Plant > Leaf Shape: oblanceolate

Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 19.5

Inflorescence > Overall Length: 15.3

Inflorescence > Arrangement: arched, pendent

Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.7

Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.5

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.8

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.4

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.3

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.5

Flower > Petals Length: 0.5

Flower > Petals Width: 0.1

Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.3

Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.1

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This is Lepanthes sijmii. Original paper describing adrianae & sijmii mixed the figures with the descriptions of each species, and the mistake since has propagated...

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