Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Galeandra schunkii (Sep 2024). This plant matches photos in the OW and the orchidroots.com and a photo of the G. schunkii awarded in Brazil in 2015, 1ST/CAOB, as seen in the OW. It is an excellent match to the photos in Richardiana 9:64 (2009).
Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 28 cm
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 11
Leaf Length: 15
Leaf Width: 1.8
Leaf Margin: entire
Leaf Shape: lancelate
Leaf Petiole Length: 3.9
Pseudobulb Length: 23
Pseudobulb Width: 2.0
Pseudobulb Margin: flattened ovate
Pseudobulb Distance: 0
Pseudobulb Root Tip: n/a
Inflorescence Overall Length: 12.5 cm
Inflorescence Arrangement: terminal
Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 6.4 cm
Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 1.1 cm
Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 3.0 cm
Floral Bracts Length: 1.0
Floral Bracts Width: 0.1
Ovary Length: 1.0
Ovary Width: 0.2
Ovary Shape: cylindrical
Ovary Color: green
Ovary Texture: smooth
Flower Natural Spread Length: 5.0
Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.7
Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.1
Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.9
Lateral Sepals Length: 2.4
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.7
Petals Width: 1.0
Judging Center: Northeast Judging Center
Award Number: 20244891
Award Date: September 21, 2024
Awarded As: CBR
Bela Vista Orchids, BrazilDry leaf bracts with burgundy speckling