In Australia anitum is not recognized as a separate species so while this was purchased as Wossner Black Wings (from my friend Atian Tsai), it had to be 'renamed' for the award.
This definitely came from anitum line. The dorsal is gorgeous!!
I might be dumb as a doornail, but I really can't fathom, that 'anitum' isn't recognized in Australia? I can understand, that botanists can discuss at what taxonomic level, it should be recognized: whether it's a species good in itself (P. anitum), or whether anitum is just a variety of adductum (P. adductum var. anitum)?
That anitum should be considered just another adductum, simply does not make sense to me! It's like saying dianthum is just another parishii! C'mon!
What really pushed me over the brink, is the fact, that Stephen had to rename the plant to have it awarded. Whether one sees 'anitum' taxonomically best considered a species or at varietal level, The Royal Horticultural Society has registered P. Wössner Black Wings as the cross between P. rothschildianum (seed parent) x P. anitum var. adductum (pod parent), as they for P. Johanna Burkhardt has P. rotschildianum x P. anitum (var. anitum - to be botanically specific) as the parents.
If we ignore the fact, that you have to be blind not to recognize the difference between P. Johanna Burkhardt and P. Wössner Black Wings, how comes that the Australian Orchid Council can allow themselves the luxury to overrule the RHS registrar? Thus contributing to further confusion, when it comes to the future breeding with and of these hybrids?!
