Anacamptis

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Anacamptis-sancta-2022-05-15Confirmed as Anacamptis sancta (May 2022); matches the description in Lindleyana 12, 1997 and the Reichenbach description in 1851, which shows the length of the inflorescence to be 15-45 cm with this plant having an inflorescence length of 35 cm; this species is also differentiated from other closely related species by not having any spots on the lip. This plant also has no noticeable spots on the lip; color and form match photo in the IOSPE; color seems somewhat variable.

Posted on May 15, 2022

PDFLinks:

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 12

Leaf Length: 7.5cm

Leaf Width: 1.5cm

Leaf Margin: entire

Leaf Shape: lanceolate

Inflorescence Overall Length: 35.0cm

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 17.0cm

Floral Bracts Length: 3.8cm

Floral Bracts Width: 0.2cm

Ovary Length: 1.5cm

Ovary Width: 0.3cm

Ovary Color: pale green

Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.5cm

Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.8cm

Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.7cm

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.4cm

Lateral Sepals Length: 1.7cm

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.4cm

Petals Length: 1.0cm

Petals Width: 0.1cm

Judging Center: Mid-American Judging Center

Award Number: 20224299

Award Date: May 14, 2022

Awarded As: Anacamptis sancta

Twenty-three flowers on one stiff, upright 35.0-cm inflorescence; plant tuberous geophyte, leaves lanceolate, irregularly variegated 1.5 cm wide by 7.5 cm long, margins entire, basal floral bracts 0.2 cm wide by 3.8 cm long, size of floral bract reduces ascending inflorescence; sepals and petals white fused into a hood, bright green midvein, margin rose pink; trilobed lip white overlaid light pink, margin darker pink, reverse striped green, side lobes dentate, nectary 0.1 cm wide by 0.7cm long white overlaid light pink; column white overlaid bright green; substance firm; texture crystalline; native to Eastern Mediterranean, awarded as Anacamptis sancta, ID by SITF____.

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