Tolumnia

Finding

SITF has determined this plant to be Tolumnia urophylla, not Tolumnia prionchila (Sep 2025). Dr. Guido Braem, describing taxonomist of record, has identified this plant as T. urophylla. It has a distinctive plant form with long inflorescences that form numerous keikis that tend to drop off and form new plants. This plant matches several prior AOS awards to T. urophylla.

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 11.3

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 7

Leaf Length: 7.7

Leaf Width: 9.2

Leaf Shape: fan shape

Inflorescence Overall Length: 72.7

Inflorescence Arrangement: cascading

Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 9.2

Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 4.4

Inflorescence Dist To Sepal: up 19.5 cm / up to 3.5 cm

Ovary Length: 0.1

Ovary Width: 0.2

Ovary Shape: ovoid

Ovary Color: pale green

Ovary Texture: medium

Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.5

Flower Natural Spread Width: 2.5

Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.3

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.2

Lateral Sepals Length: 2.0

Lateral Sepals Width: 2.5

Petals Width: 0.4

Judging Center: West Palm Beach Judging Center

Award Number: 20251911

Award Date: August 09, 2025

Awarded As: CCM

Approximately eighty-three bright yellow flowers and 12 buds clustered distally on 25 cascading inflorescences presented on a grouping 98.5cm wide by 110.9cm of plants grown vertically, mounding on a 12 inch by 12 inch wood plaque; sepals and petals lightly blotched chestnut; lip trilobed, bright yellow, midlobe dentate on margin, side lobes blotched very light chestnut proximally; column winged, bright yellow, anther cap yellow; substance firm; texture diamond dust.

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