Maxillaria-arachnitiflora-2018-03-31

Maxillaria-arachnitiflora-2018-03-31***Determined to be Maxillaria endresii (July 2018( due to the short column foot and the low callus of the lip and maroon side lobes)***





Judging Center: Northeast

Award Number: 20185201

Award Date: March 03, 2018

Awarded As: Maxillaria arachnitiflora

Forty-four interestingly shaped, attractively colored flowers on 44 inflorescences up to 12 cm in length well presented around and throughout a nearly immaculate plant; 7.5 cm wide by 32 cm long lanceolate leaves are borne singly atop 4.2 cm wide by 6.8 cm tall elliptical pseudobulbs; sepals and petals lemon yellow, chartreuse basally, light chestnut distally on reverse; lateral sepals make a half turn forward basally; petals porrect, crossing in front of lip; lip white, light brown along margin, lemon yellow centrally, side lobes maroon; column bright white, suffused green; anther cap light chestnut, maroon centrally; substance firm; texture waxy; submitted as Maxillaria arachnitiflora; confirmed by SITF to be

Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 38.8 cm

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

Plant > Leaf Length: 32.0 cm

Plant > Leaf Width: 7.5 cm

Plant > Leaf Margin: entire

Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate

Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 6 cm

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 6.8 cm

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 4.2 cm

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: somewhat flattened, elliptical

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

Inflorescence > Overall Length: 12.0 cm (0.5 cm diameter)

Inflorescence > Arrangement: single flowered, decumbent to ascending

Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 4.0 cm

Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 1.0 cm (color green)

Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 2.0 cm

Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.4 cm

Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: round

Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green

Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: matte

Flower Natural Spread Length: 16.0 cm

Flower Natural Spread Width: 13.0 cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 7.5 cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.9 cm

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 7.5 cm

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 1.0 cm

Flower > Petals Length: 6.6 cm

Flower > Petals Width: 0.6 cm

Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 2.5 cm

Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 1.5 cm

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