Lepanthes chiriquensis Schltr.

Species

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Characteristics

Small, caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to 10 cm. tall. Secondary stems slender, up to about 8 mm. long. Leaves 1-4 cm. long and 0.3-1.1 cm. broad, variable, linear-lanceolate to ovate. Inflorescence few-flowered, shorter than the leaves. Dorsal sepal 2-2.5 mm. long and 1.2-1.5 mm. broad, oblong-ovate to lanceolate-ovate, acute. Lateral sepals 1.5-2 mm. long and 0.75-1.2 mm. broad, ovate-lanceolate, acute, arcuate, sometimes denticulate toward the apex. Petals 0.5-0.7 mm. long and 2-2.5 mm. broad, transverse, ciliate, the lobes lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate. Lip 0.75-1.2 mm. long and 0.75-1 mm. broad, 3-lobed; the lateral lobes malleoliform, about 0.75-1.2 mm. long; mid-lobe small, apiculiform, about 0.2 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Images

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Distribution

Lepanthes chiriquensis world distribution map, present in Costa Rica and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:311912-2
WFO ID wfo-0000224934
COL ID 6P8CV
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Synonyms

Lepanthes chiriquensis Lepanthes microtica