Epidendrum

Finding

Identified with the aid of Dr. Eric Hagsater. Epi. amblostomoides has very small flowers with sepals only .4-cm long. In this plant the sepals are .8-cm long, so it is not Epi. amblostomoides. In addition, the leaves on this plant are about 1-cm wide and in Epi. amblostomoides, they are only .5-cm wide. The two possiblilites for this plant came down to Epi. subpurum and Epi. lanipes. Epi. lanipes has very short hairs on the column and ovaries for which it is named the Wooly column footed Epidendrum. This plant does not show any short, wooly hairs in any of the magnified photos, so it is not Epi. lanipes.

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 45 cm

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 5 - 6

Leaf Length: 19.0

Leaf Width: 1.5

Leaf Margin: smooth

Leaf Shape: linear

Pseudobulb Length: 45 cm

Pseudobulb Width: 1.0

Pseudobulb Margin: smooth, round

Pseudobulb Distance: immeasurable on this plant

Pseudobulb Root Tip: green

Inflorescence Overall Length: 28

Inflorescence Arrangement: branched, terminal, pendulous

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 2 - 3 cm

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 1 - 1.5 cm

Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: 0.8

Ovary Length: 0.5

Ovary Width: 0.1

Ovary Color: light yellow-green

Ovary Texture: heavy

Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.2

Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.1

Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.9

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.2

Lateral Sepals Length: 0.9

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.2

Petals Length: 0.8

Petals Width: 0.1

Judging Center: Hawaii-Maui

Award Number: 20223918

Award Date: March 15, 2022

Awarded As: Epidendrum amblostomoides

Approximately four thousand eight hundred flowers and 275 buds on 48 branching, terminal, pendulous inflorescences; sepals elliptical, light yellow-green, dorsal sepal porrect; petals yellow, spatulate, reflexed; lip yellow-green, trilobate; column green; anther cap cream; substance heavy; texture matte; species is native to Brazil; strongly fragrant day to evening.

References used: Orchid Wiz, Jay's Internet Species Photo Encyclopedia, Google search

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