Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Ipsea thailandica (Feb 2025). This plant is good match to both the flowers and the pseudobulbs of Ipsea thailandica. It is distinctively different from the other two species in the genus, I. malabarica and I. speciosa. It is an excellent match to the David Jubineau photos in the IOSPE.
Overall Length Of Growth Cane: Deciduous plant blooming in a leafless condition for judging
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: No leaves when judged
Pseudobulb Length: 6.2
Pseudobulb Width: 3.5
Pseudobulb Margin: conical
Pseudobulb Distance: 0.2 cm
Pseudobulb Root Tip: N/A
Inflorescence Overall Length: 19.5
Inflorescence Arrangement: erect
Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 12.7
Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 1.0 to 2.0
Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 1.5
Floral Bracts Length: 1.3
Floral Bracts Width: 0.5
Ovary Length: 1.5
Ovary Width: 0.3
Ovary Shape: cylindrical
Ovary Color: green
Ovary Texture: pubescent
Flower Natural Spread Length: 3.2
Flower Natural Spread Width: 3.9
Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.5
Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.1
Lateral Sepals Length: 2.4
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.9
Petals Width: 0.4
Judging Center: Louisiana Judging Center
Award Number: 20256550
Award Date: January 25, 2025
Awarded As: CBR
Three cupped flowers on one erect, pubescent 19.5-cm basal inflorescence and two buds on a second 12.5-cm inflorescence on a eight growth plant 9.0-cm by 10.3-cm wide, up to 6.2-cm tall grown in a peat-based potting mix with 25-30% coarse (paver or builder's) sand in an 11.0 cm clay pot; leafless conical pseudobulbs up to 6.2 cm tall; sepals cupped, elliptical, apex acute, chartreuse, spotted burgundy basally, reverse stippled burgundy; petals linear, slightly twisted, chartreuse, blushed light burgundy; lip trilobed, chartreuse, midlobe linear, recurved, side lobes oblong, blotched burgundy centrally; column arched, slender, pubescent, chartreuse, inferior spotted burgundy; anther cap chartreuse, spotted burgundy; substance firm; texture crystalline, lip waxy; recognized for novelty, rarity and educational value.
