Proof of Concept and Conclusions
Female Orchid Classification System
Proof of Concept
In an earlier section of the Female Orchid Classification System, we asked:
“So what’s the problem?”
We determined that using common anatomical terms was grossly inadequate for describing the variations amongst orchids. Let’s revisit the problem and see if we’ve improved the situation with the Female Orchid Classification System and Descriptions.
Consider the following three pictures of an orchid. Using our learned classification system and vocabulary from the Female Orchid Classification System, can we give a classification and robust description of this orchid?
It is unlikely that anyone would want to describe an orchid in narrative terms, but the following is provided as support for the fact that FOCS provides the richness of vocabulary, meanings and classifications to do so. A narrative description might go something like this. New classification and description vocabulary and meanings specific to the Female Orchid Classification System are underlined.
“This orchid is a fetching (duchess) sunset by reason of two streams of the bifurcated sheath, where the bifurcation is asymmetrical. The right stream ridgeform starts at the sheath origin and ends by fusing with the base of the right labium buccal close to the apex of the labium prime. The left main stream of the sheath comprises a ridgeform that transitions into an inverted Y hood viewed in the natural position.
The sheath as a whole is medium tubular and punctuated by two parallel pseudo-hood creases on the left bifurcated ridgeform. Both the sheath and hood are moderately vectored. Interestingly, this is a complex orchid with a hood cleft visible on the right side of the orchid in the closed position. The glans is naturally occluded.
From the limited picture views above, netherland, a urethral pedestal, or vaginites are not visible. A stirrup is not present, although a stirrup accent is visible.
The labia are continuous with the primary contribution to the labia being archetype. There are distinct labia prime and lesser present.
The labia shape is asymmetric, where the left labium is a classic pear (prime and lesser context) with the right labium being round-oval (chalice context).
The most distinctive features of this orchid are its bifurcation into two asymmetric streams (ridgeforms) and its asymmetric labia.”
Instead of a narrative description, an inventory list of classifications and descriptions can be used to analyze any orchid, given high quality orchid digital images and a thorough understanding of the Female Orchid Classification System. The FOCS inventory is listed below.
The previous sections of FOCS contain over 400 schematics and annotated digital images in support of FOCS principles and evidence of those principles. Tens of thousands of orchid images were used as input to creating this photographic proof of concept. The only way to prove the validity of FOCS is to seek out and test orchid examples that “break the rules”. This was an intrinsic part of the development methodology of FOCS, which caused several revisions when exceptions were found and incorporated. The completed version of FOCS, as presented, will stand on its own merits because of this.
Conclusions on FOCS
As you have probably concluded, the Female Orchid Classification System and Descriptions provide an inordinate amount of information about analyzing, classifying and describing orchids. This begs the question, “is this amount of detail necessary?”
The answer is an unqualified yes. To determine the differences amongst orchids requires a standard to classify against and a common vocabulary. How else would you know if an orchid was a variety that already existed or the orchid was a brand new variation. The same logic applies to individual orchid features.
The Female Orchid Classification System sets a baseline for future study to:
- Prove (or disprove by photographic evidence) that over 90% of orchids can be classified this way
- Allow scientific investigation regarding orchid demographics e.g. what is the percentage of orchids that are princess versus duchess, simplex versus complex, the frequency of bifurcated orchids, the most common labial shape. Are there ethnic differences? There are innumerable unanswered questions
- Classify and describe individual characteristics of orchids which allows us to truly articulate the range of variation in human female genitalia. Up to now, this has never been fully realized
FOCS is also intended to demonstrate to women, who think their orchids are deformed, ugly or need cosmetic surgery (labiaplasty), what the range and splendor of “normal” is with respect to human female genitalia.
Is the Female Orchid Classification System complete? Like any new system there are bound to be improvements, undiscovered subtypes of individual orchid features (e.g. new hood subtypes) and disagreements over how some orchids should be classified. My hope is that, with my own further research, and with the help of others to challenge FOCS with photographic evidence to the contrary, FOCS will evolve to be even better. These web pages represent Version 1.0 of FOCS, with hopefully future versions to come.