Phragmipedium

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Phragmipedium schlimii (Jun 2024). This is confirmed without a subspecies designation. Kew POWO has synonymized all schlimii-like species and subspecies to be P. schlimii. All 7 of the segregates from schlimii are now considered synonyms of schlimii and will be explained in an upcoming article in the August AOS "Orchids" magazine. P. schlimii is now considered an ochlospecies (a polymorphic species with chaotic infraspecific variation which is intractable to formal taxonomic treatment) and all the variables that were used to segregate them are fascile across the entire region.

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 24cm x 30 cm

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 6

Leaf Length: 19.5

Leaf Width: 3.0

Leaf Margin: entire

Leaf Shape: landeolate

Inflorescence Overall Length: 15.5

Inflorescence Arrangement: erect

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 9

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 1.0

Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 5.0

Floral Bracts Length: 4

Floral Bracts Width: 1

Ovary Length: 4

Ovary Width: 0.2

Ovary Color: green/brown

Ovary Texture: finely pubescent

Flower Natural Spread Length: 4.3

Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.7

Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.0

Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.5

Lateral Sepals Length: 2.0

Lateral Sepals Width: 2.0

Petals Width: 3.0

Judging Center: Toronto

Award Number: 20246778

Award Date: April 13, 2024

Awarded As: AM

One charming hirsuite flower and one bud on a 23 cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal and synsepal broadly lanceolate, chartreuse, raspberry picotee, veined green centrally, flushed raspberry red posteriorly; petals ovate, basal portion puberulet, flushed green, stippled red raspberry, picotee raspberry red; pouch obovate, chartreuse overlaid raspberry red, darker infold; texture crystaline, pouch velvety.

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