Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20234892
Award Date: July 15, 2023
Awarded As: Telipogon astroglossus 'Fiona' CHM/AOS
Seven charming flowers and 10 buds on three, branching, indeterminate, arching inflorescences up to 4.5 cm, presented on a 3 growth, established plant mounted onto cork laminate 7cm x 5 cm with a small pad of sphagnum covering roots; Leaves lanceolate, up to 3 cm, equitant, caespitose; Sepals lanceolate, citron, margins and central vein maroon; Petals ovate, citron, margins maroon; Lip deltate, centrally pubescent on callus, wine red, lighter outside of callus; Column compressed, pollinea project outwards, stigma exposed, hirsute toward dorsal sepal, wine red; Anther cap wine red; Substance medium, texture crystalline. Recognized as a charming, miniature species distinct from previously awarded species in the genus.
Purchased from Tarzane Group Looks like photos on GBIF https://www.gbif.org/species/2790986
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 2.5 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 5 - 6
Plant > Leaf Length: 2 - 3 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 0.3 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 0.4 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.3 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: shape is equitant
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: adjacent
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: green
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 4.5 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: indeterminate raceme
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 2.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: about 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: about 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 0.4 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 2 mm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.5 mm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylindrical
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: greener than pedicel which is more citron
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth
Flower Natural Spread Length: 0.96 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.94 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.47 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.31 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 0.46 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.3
Flower > Petals Length: 0.45 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.28 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.59
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.39
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): callus pubescent
Flower > Column Length: 2 mm
Flower > Column Width: 3 mm
Flower > Column Color: burgundy
Flower > Anther Cap Color: burgundy