Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20194348
Award Date: October 19, 2019
Awarded As: Polysyachya malilaensis 'Irene' CBR/AOS
Two non-resupinate flowers and four buds on two inflorescences on a 5.5 cm tall plant in a 5 cm diameter round clay pot; sepals and petals olive green lightly veined chestnut brown, heavily suffused chestnut brown basally; attractive conyrasting lip bright white speckled maroon centrally; peduncle and reverse of sepals and petals finely pubescent; awarded for rarity and educational value as an example of an uncommon species infrequently exhibited genus; native to Zimbabwe; confirmed by
Purchased from Afri Orchids (Lourens Grobler)
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 5.5 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 3 - 4
Plant > Leaf Length: 3 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.1 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: smooth
Plant > Leaf Shape: ovate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 1.8 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.5 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: shape oval
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: none
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: non-visible
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 3.3 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: alternate
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 1.2 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 0.7 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 0.4 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.1 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylinder
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.2 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.5 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.3 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.4 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): possibly hinged
Flower > Column Length: 0.4 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Column Color: white suffused maroon
Flower > Anther Cap Color: yellow