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Addendum 3


Clarification of Policy - Judging and CITES


a.. Judging of Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium Species taxonomically
described subsequent to listing of these genera on Appendix 1 of CITES. In
1989 these two genera were placed on CITES Appendix 1. As a result, species
described after this date should only be judged in their countries of origin
unless it can be established that a particular plant in question has entered
the United States legally or, in the case of hybrids, was made with legally
obtained material. The list of species includes but is not limited to:

Paphiopedilum gigantifolium, Paph. hangianum, Paph. helenae, Paph. itaniae,
Paph. malipoense var. jackii, Paph. ooii, Paph. rhizomatosum, Paph.
sugiyamanum, Paph. tranlienianum, Paph. usitanum, Paph. vietnamense,
Phragmipedium kovachii, Phrag. tetzlaffianum, Phrag. christiansenianum, and
Phrag. chapadense. Phragmipedium fischeri and Phrag. richteri are probably
exceptions because they were in cultivation under different names before
they were validly described and there have been a fair number of
Paphiopedilum species described that are actually synonyms for
long-cultivated species. For example, Paph. wenshanense (described in 2000)
is a synonym for Paph. bellatulum (described in 1892).



Until recently the situation regarding these plants was fairly
straightforward. Since there were no legal plants in cultivation in the
United States these plants were off limits for AOS judging. Just as this
list can change as newly described species are added, it can also change as
legal plants become available and can be deleted from it. Such is the case
with at least Paphiopedilum vietnamense (and its hybrids with other species
not on the list) and Phragmipedium kovachii (and its hybrids with species
not on the list).

The presence of these legal plants requires a mechanism to deal with awards
to such plants. While plants grow and individual clones are divided over
time making it difficult to tell legal material from illegal material, there
is a transition period where legal material can be traced.


a.. Judging Paphiopedilum vietnamense, Phragmipedium kovachii and their
respective legal hybrids

Awards to these two (2) species and their respective hybrids shall be
treated as provisional with the requirement that the exhibitor provide the
AOS with proof of legality; either a receipt from a legal vendor or copy of
an appropriate CITES document. In the case of hybrids involving one of these
species in the background, the documentation must be sufficient to trace the
seedlings back to a parent plant legally released into cultivation in the
United States or to a legal importation of such seedlings.

If in the opinion of the judges present, the plants exhibited appear to be
consistent with legal material, i.e., young plants blooming for the first or
second time, they may be judged without prior receipt of this required
documentation much as other species are considered without prior taxonomic
verification. However, just as with other Provisional Awards, the award will
not be processed without this documentation. In addition, these awards shall
be subject to the 1 year time limitation imposed on other Provisional
Awards.

Should additional species on the forbidden list (see above) become legally
available, the same provisional treatment shall become applicable for these
species and their respective legal hybrids.


a.. Future Changes

At some point it becomes nearly impossible to trace legal material as plants
are divided and sold or traded. In addition, after a relatively short period
specimen plants of legal seedlings are indistinguishable from illegally
collected specimen plants. Eventually it will be necessary for the JC to
decide which species and hybrids should no longer require proof of legality
for the award to be valid.

Note: Report prepared by Ron McHatton, PhD (Chair, AOS Education Committee),
Aileen Garrison (Chair, AOS Judging Committee), Lowell Jacks (Chair, Atlanta
Judging Center) - November 2006