Leo Schordje wrote:
Ron,
I hate to throw cold water on this, but I sent a recently published (but long in cultivation) 'new' species to judging with not only pics of others and the type for comparison but also documentation identifying the plant in question as that species by _the original describer_ , but the judges know better than taxonomists, didn't consider it, not sure, etc. Just no willingness to even give a provisional award, terrified of being first. Do NOT take it to the Cincinnati judging center, they don't know orchids from a hole in the ground. Many of us orchid growers in this area have an extremely negative opinion of the center.Email photos to a taxonomic authority like Drs.
Guido Braem or Eric Christenson and see if they concur. Malipoense is a
well known concept, a couple of good photos, face, side, foliage and
staminode should suffice to verify an identity. Then show it again the
next time it blooms with a copy of the note from your authority.
Good luck
Your experience with what is merely a simple variation in shade of color speaks volumes.
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