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Cultivos Tropicales

Print version ISSN 0258-5936On-line version ISSN 1819-4087

cultrop vol.40 no.1 La Habana Jan.-Mar. 2019

 

Report of new cultivar

Spathoglottis 'Memory Aide Alonso'. Excellent cultivar of terrestrial orchid

Lorenzo Suárez-Guerra1  * 

Georvis Téllez-Beltrán1 

Yadira Almaguer-Ricardo1 

1Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (INCA), carretera San José-Tapaste, km 3½, Gaveta Postal 1, San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba. CP 32 700

ABSTRACTS

Spathoglottis plicata is non-epiphytic orchids it is original from the southwest of Asia and naturalized in Cuba. It is considered as a plant of an easy growth. After several years of study, Spathoglottis ´Memoria Aide Alonso´is obtained, it is a result of cross pollination between Spathoglottis plicata ´Lorita´ and Spathoglottis ´Bella Lorena´ in may 2010. It is registered in the database of the Royal Horticultural Society of England, Sander´s List 2018.

Key words: hybrids; ornamental plant; flower; new genotype

INTRODUCTION

Since 2009, the records made by the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA) constitute an important contribution to the history of Cuban orchid hybridization, by publishing a group of hybrids for the first time in the Complete List of Hybrid Orchids of Sanders, Royal Horticultural Society of England and in the Descriptive Catalog of Varieties of the Agriculture Ministry, highlighting the terrestrial hybrids of the genus Spathoglottis, among them: Bella Lorena, Memory Celia Sánchez Manduley, Sabrina & Abel and Echoes of Festivalia.

Origin

In this work we present the main characteristics of a new orchid cultivar, belonging to the genus Spathoglottis. 'Memoria Aide Alonso', is the result of the crossing carried out in May 2010 between Spathoglottis plicata 'Lorita' and Spathoglottis 'Bella Lorena'. The hybrid seeds were cultivated in vitro and the first plants bloomed in January 2012. After several years of study of the offspring, this genotype is proposed as a new hybrid, which has excellent ornamental potential. It is registered in the database of the Royal Horticultural Society of England, the highest institution responsible for the international registration of hybrid orchids.

Characteristics of the Spathoglottis genotype 'Memoria Aide Alonso'

Terrestrial, robust grass of 0.50-0.70 m including the floral scape. Ovoid pseudobulbs of green color. Leaves lanceolate, of 3-5 by pseudobulbs. Floral cylindrical scape, up to two per bulb, 0.40-0.50 m long, erect, distal part bracteate, bracts elliptical to oval, greenish pink, with a single flower in the armpit. Floral buttons greenish yellow with pink betas (Figure 1). Flowers of 7 cm of diameter, petals and sepals of yellow color becoming of creamy color during the days. Lip trilobulate, lateral lobes suborbicular yellow with reddish spots, stipulated central lobe of pink coloration with two erect callosities at the base of the yellow stipe. Column 1.8-2.0 cm yellow with pink tip. Fruits of greenish coloration.

Figure 1 Spathoglottis ´Memoria Aide Alonso´ 

Received: March 13, 2018; Accepted: October 29, 2018

*Author for correspondence. lguerra@inca.edu.cu

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