Lepanthes-alkaia-Cheryls-Joy-2021-04-12
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Lepanthes-alkaia-Cheryls-Joy-2021-04-12 *SITF has determined this plant not to be Lepanthes alkaia (Nov 2022); the length of the ramicauls do not reach the length of 2-4.5 cm as described for L. alkaia and the distinctive appendix on the lip is missing; the petals of this flower are glabrous vs. pillose in L. alkaia and the plant is large compared to L. alkaia; noted South American experts in the Pleurothallidinae, Alexander Hirtz, Francisco Tobar, and in Ecuagenera, agree this plant is not L. alkaia, but is currently an unrecognized species.*

Posted on April 12, 2021
































































Judging Center: Chicago

Award Number: 20212575

Award Date: April 10, 2021

Awarded As: Lepanthes alkaia 'Cheryl's Joy'

Plant purchased from Ecuagenera. Intermediate growing.

Lepanthes

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