Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20185105
Award Date: February 08, 2018
Awarded As: Maxillaria costaricensis (85 CHM; 20185107 also, a 84 pt CCM)
One hundred fifty-eight flowers and 13 buds on 171 inflorescences held within and around the foliage of a 43 cm by 37 cm by 21 cm tall plant grown in tree fern in a 10 cm clay pot; 10-11 cm long lanceolate leaves are borne singly atop an obovate 1 cm diameter by 2.75 cm tall pseudobulb; sepals dark yellow overlayed magenta, dark magenta apically on reverse; petals yellow, reflexed apically; lip yellow, deep magenta basally; column yellow; substance medium; texture matte; plant also received a CCM/AOS (Award Number 20185107); species native to Costa Rica; confirmed by SITF
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 12 - 15 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 10 - 11 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 0.8 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 0.3 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 2.75 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 1 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: obovate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 1.5 - 2 cm
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: green
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 2 - 2.75 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: single flowered
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.5 cm (bracts brown)
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.3 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.1 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: oval-cylindrical
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: ridged
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.5 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 2 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.3 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.3 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.8 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.7 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.4 cm