I am going to take a shot at this...
With my horticultural background, minor mind you...when germinating any type of plant it needs to be in a very sterile enviroment and without this virus's and bacteria is/are formed visibly or lies dormat until the right enviroment is active, activating the disease. I am not saying that this is from genetics, but to transfer from leaf to bloom it is obvious you have some sort of virus going on. Usually with virus's they say to throw the plant away, no known reason other than the contagious factor. I personaly would use physan 27 on this "infected" orchid, preventative from spreading only, the damage is done on the adult and off-spring. It is obvious that this dend is ailing of sorts, but to have it transfer to its off-spring, would make me think it's something genetic/germination process.
It does stink though considering the bloom is ailing...such a pretty bloom with great characteristics.
Just my 2 cents worth....
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