Maxillaria

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SITF confirms this plant as Maxillaria hematoglossa (Aug 2025). Maxillaria praestans, cucullata and hematoglossa are all closely related. However, M. cucullata does not have this dark of a lip and does not have spotting in the petals. M. praestans only has spotting towards the very center of the flower and the side lobes are half the length of the lip, while M. hematoglossa side lobes are about a third the length of the lip. This plant form does not fit M. meleagris; that species has a much smaller and finer leaf compared to this plant. This plant also matches the SITF validated prior 2022 CBR award to M. hematoglossa.

Name

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 29

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 1

Leaf Length: 24

Leaf Width: 3.9

Leaf Margin: entire

Leaf Shape: lorate

Leaf Petiole Length: none

Pseudobulb Length: 3.3

Pseudobulb Width: diameter: 4.4

Pseudobulb Margin: obovate / elliptical

Pseudobulb Distance: none (close together)

Pseudobulb Root Tip: not visible

Inflorescence Overall Length: 14.5

Inflorescence Arrangement: one flower per inflorescence

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 7.9

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: n/a

Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: none

Floral Bracts Length: 2.3

Floral Bracts Width: 2.6

Ovary Length: 2.9

Ovary Width: 0.3

Ovary Shape: corrugated with 6 ridges

Ovary Color: light green, tiny mahogany speckles distally

Ovary Texture: matte

Flower Natural Spread Length: 3.6

Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.4

Dorsal Sepal Length: 3.2

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.8

Lateral Sepals Length: 3.0

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.8

Petals Width: 0.7

Judging Center: Montreal

Award Number: 20256943

Award Date: July 19, 2025

Awarded As: CCM

vendor/origin: Mexico to Panama
pseudobulb obovate longitudinally, elliptic cross section. 3 floral bracts along inflorescence.

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