Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Trichocentrum candidum (Nov 2024). This is an excellent match to the drawings and description in Volume II of F. Hamer's 1974, "The Orchids of El Salvador". The emarginate lip may be a distinctive characteristic. There are narratives, keys, and drawings that match this plant in, "A Revision of the Genus Trichocentrum" by Franco Pupulin published by Academia.edu on-line. Both POWO and IOSPE have photos of T. candidum. The protruding wings on this plant and the first flower of IOSPE's T. candidum, as well as, three photos in POWO appear correct.
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 1
Leaf Length: 5.2
Leaf Width: 1.8
Leaf Margin: entire
Leaf Shape: lanceolate, cupped, reflexed distal half
Pseudobulb Distance: tight growths at base
Pseudobulb Root Tip: green
Inflorescence Overall Length: 2.2
Ovary Length: 0.7
Ovary Width: 0.2
Ovary Shape: terete
Ovary Color: green with amethyst blush
Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.1
Flower Natural Spread Width: 2.5
Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.5
Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.5
Lateral Sepals Length: 1.2
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.4
Petals Width: 0.3
Judging Center: Great Plains Juding Center
Award Number: 20243618
Award Date: September 21, 2024
Awarded As: HCC
Two stellate slightly cupped flowers and two buds pendant, well-spaced, porrect presentation on two green inflorescences to 0.2 cm wide x 2.2 cm long, terete, green arising from cupped green bract; plant measures 7.0 cm wide x 8.0 cm long, grown mounted on cholla 2.0 cm diameter x 14.0 cm long with sphagnum moss bundle at base; six leaves emerging above and unilaterally around the flowers, lanceolate, cupped, reflexed distal half, dark green, 1.8 cm wide x 5.2 cm long; single terete green root visible superior edge of moss bundle; flowers white, youngest flower with faint pink hue; Sepals and petals oblanceolate, slightly recurved at apex; lip midlobe lanceolate, slightly cupped, porrect, slight undulate margins, amethyst blush basal, side lobes linear, laterally encompassing the column, faint amethyst spotting, column white, anther cap dark amethyst, ovary terete, 0.2 cm wide x 0.7 cm long green with amethyst blush; substance fine; texture crystalline; species native to Central America; ID by SITF ___________________________.Plant came from Ecuagenera.
