Maxillaria-estradae-2023-03-15 *SITF confirms this plant is Maxillaria estradae (Mar 2023).
This plant matches the description and photos in Eric Christenson's Monograph on Maxillaria and the drawing by Dodson in the IOSPE; M. estradae is separated from other species, especially M. acervata, by bifilaire pseudobulbs subtended by foliaceous bracts and a conspicuously globose callus apex; M. acervata also does not have stripes, as does the sepals and petals of this plant and M. estradae; matches photos in the IOSPE and orchidroots.
Posted
on
March 15, 2023
Judging Center: Cincinnati
Award Number: 20232707
Award Date: January 08, 2023
Awarded As: Maxillaria estradae