Pinalia

Finding

This plant is an excellent match to the description and photo in Cootes's 1991, "Orchids of the Philippines" and the illustration in the OW and photos in the orchidroots.com. It also matches the photo in the IOSPE as Eria rhodoptera.

PDFLinks:

Inflorescence Overall Length: 28

Inflorescence Arrangement: Shingled

Ovary Color: Cream

Ovary Texture: Smooth

Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.6

Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.3

Dorsal Sepal Length: .5

Dorsal Sepal Width: .7

Lateral Sepals Length: .3

Lateral Sepals Width: .7

Petals Length: .3

Petals Width: 1.2

Judging Center: Hawaii-Hilo

Award Number: 20233806

Award Date: July 27, 2023

Awarded As: Pinalia rhodoptera

Description is as follows:

"Twenty-five intriguing flowers on a single, upright, axillary, 28-cm inflorescence; sepals lanceolate, recurving distally, pale cream, flared red apically; petals lanceolate, held forward, recurving slightly at distal tips, pale cream basally, suffused burgundy distal three-fourths; lip recurving distally, pale cream blushed burgundy, midlobe light yellow; sidelobes burgundy; column and anther cap light yellow; substance hard; texture crystalline; floral bracts prominent, pale cream and somewhat translucent; recognized for botanical rarity."

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