Judging Center: MidAtlantic
Award Number: 20204456
Award Date: February 08, 2020
Awarded As: Paphiopedilum gratrixianum var. christensonianum
One petite flower on one 9 cm hirsute inflorescence; strongly recurved dorsal sepal white, pale green proximally; overlaid red violet stripes and spots centrally; synsepal light green, red violet hirsute anterior side; highly recurved petals, light green, heavily overlaid cordovan venation; pouch light yellow green; slight overlay light cordovan superior aspect; staminode light yellow; substance firm, texture waxy; native to NE Cambodia and S. Vietnam.
Additional information:
Plant is 19 cm wide by 10 cm tall; 3 growths (one flowering and 2 new growths); narrow leaves are finely spotted at the leaf base.
Vendor is Paph Paradise (CA) – David Sorokowsky, sold as Paph. christensonianum.
Accepted name by WCSP (Kew) is Pap. gratrixianum var. christensonianum, Perner & Koopowitz, Orchids (West Palm Beach) 82: 681 (2013).
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 19 cm leaf span
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 6
Plant > Leaf Length: up to 10 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.3 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: none
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: non-visible
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 9 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: single flowered
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 9 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: none
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 3 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 3 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 3.2 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.5 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 3 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.6 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylinder
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: mate
Flower Natural Spread Length: 7.2 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 6.0 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 3.8 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 5.2 cm (flattened)
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 3.0 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 1.7 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 4.2 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 1.7 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 4.0 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 2.4 cm
Flower > Column Length: 0.5 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.3 cm
Flower > Column Color: yellow, burgundy hair
Flower > Anther Cap Color: yellow