HI Bench,

This is a new species proven to be valuable in breeding flowering potted and landscaping plant. It has a new primary hybrid recently already registered in UK. It was a lot of work proving that this is new and I am happy to honor our country with this plant. I also gave a common name of UP Sandaan to honor the centennial anniversary of UP in 2008. This is also to differentiate it to plicata which is widespread but common internationally as Phillipine Spathoglottis.

It is a dwarf, multi-bulb, floriferous species. Its original publication here in the US had an sp novo in it when first introduced.

FYI, in literature you can find scientific name with these order:

Genus species name of botanical author ( usually for valid new species)

Genus species botanical author followed by ex second author
Those that had been validated eg with lacking latin in original publication

Genus species ( first author eg of species ) followed by author for new combination---
this is for plants say originally described as a dendrobium species but now accepted as Flickingeria

We have several candidates under study...we will have more!

Hope this helps.

Amihan