platystele-umbellata-2023-07-24

Platystele-umbellata-2023-07-24 *SITF confirms this plant as Platystele umbellata (Yellow Form) (Jul 2023).

This species is very distinctive with its umbel shaped inflorescence for which it is named. Previous awards to this species and all available photos show flowers that are only purple to bright red, this plant is an unusual deep old gold-yellow color. This plant matches the Type drawing by Ortiz in the IOSPE, including the minute cilia on the flower when the photos are greatly enlarged.

































Judging Center: WPBJC

Award Number: 20221661

Award Date: November 17, 2022

Awarded As: Platystele umbellata

Country of origin: Colombia. Distinct yellow color of otherwise purple color flowers; flowers are very small to measure with the naked eye.

Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: .08cm

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

Plant > Leaf Length: 2cm

Plant > Leaf Width: 1cm

Plant > Leaf Margin: entire

Plant > Leaf Shape: linguiform

Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): n/a

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: n/a

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: n/a

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: n/a

Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: too short to measure

Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: n/a

Inflorescence > Overall Length: .4cm

Inflorescence > Arrangement: umbal

Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: < less than 4cm; 2cm

Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: unable to measure - small

Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: unable to measure - small

Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: unable to measure - small

Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: too small to measure

Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: too small to measure

Inflorescence > Ovary Length: too small to measure

Inflorescence > Ovary Width: too small to measure

Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: n/a

Inflorescence > Ovary Color: deep old gold (yellow)

Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: glossy

Flower Natural Spread Width: too small to measure

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