Dryadella

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Dryadella dodsonii (Jan 2025). This is correct, based on the Luer Type drawing in the IOSPE and the Luer description of D. dodsonii in Epidendra.com. This plant matches D. dodsonii by its very distinctive growth habit. The flower best fits D. dodsonii, esp. with the sepals apically narrowing sharply into longer tubes.

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Overall Length Of Growth Cane: up to 7 cm

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 5 to 7

Leaf Length: 2.3

Leaf Width: 0.4

Leaf Margin: smooth

Leaf Shape: strapped-leaves, lanceolate

Leaf Petiole Length: n/a

Pseudobulb Length: 0.2

Pseudobulb Width: up to 7 cm

Pseudobulb Distance: hidden in moss, very close to each other

Pseudobulb Root Tip: green

Inflorescence Overall Length: 0.2

Inflorescence Arrangement: single flower

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 0.2

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: n/a

Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 0.1

Floral Bracts Length: 0.2

Floral Bracts Width: 0.2

Ovary Length: 0.1

Ovary Width: 0.1

Ovary Shape: cylindrical

Ovary Color: cream - white

Ovary Texture: smooth

Flower Natural Spread Length: 0.6

Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.4

Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.7

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.2

Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: 0.3

Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: 0.01

Lateral Sepals Length: 0.5

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.2

Lateral Sepals Caudae Length: 0.2

Lateral Sepals Caudae Width: 0.01

Petals Width: -

Judging Center: Montreal

Award Number: 20246957

Award Date: December 14, 2024

Awarded As: CBR

Plant purchased in group order from Katia Orchids in March 2022. Owner sent pictures to Gustavo, owner and manager of Katia Orchids in 2024, who confirmed that it was Dryadella dodsonii.

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