Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20214893
Award Date: January 01, 0001
Awarded As: Paphiopedilum daoense 'Elias' CHM/AOS
The award number on this should be 20214904, and the award date is 9/18/2021
One flower well displayed on one erect staked inflorescence presented on a vigorous 40 cm diameter 5-growth sympodial plant grown in bark in a 15-cm diameter clay pot; growths bear 5 - 6 linear leaves, 2.5 cm wide by up to 20 cm long, margins entire, apex obtuse, no petiole; dorsal sepal cuneiform, reflexed at base, white, spotted deep purple, overlaid purple blush basally; synsepal lanceolate, white blushed chartreuse basally, spotted purple; petals obovate, rolled medially, hirsute at base, white overlaid red-bronze, darker red reticulations; pouch white overlaid bronze-red, rim yellow; staminode yellow, hirsute at base; substance firm; texture waxy; native to
Exhibitor has emails from Olav Gruss citing species level status of Paph. daoense; Kew lists as synonymous with Paph. gratrixianum var. daoense
Base of staminode is hirsute.
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 5 - 6
Plant > Leaf Length: 20.0 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 2.5 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: linear to obtuse at apex
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): none
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 13.0 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: single flowered
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 13.0 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 1.1 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 3.0 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.3 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylindrical
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: hirsute
Flower Natural Spread Length: 7.9 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 7.9 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 5.0 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 3.7 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 4.0 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 2.6 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 5.5 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 2.5
Flower > Petals Caudae Length: cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 4.05 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 2.6 cm
Flower > Column Length: 1.0 cm
Flower > Column Width: 1.1 CM
Flower > Column Color: yellow, darker yellow center