Lepanthes eciliata Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Lepanthes

Characteristics

Erect, caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to about 18 cm. tall. Secondary stems slender, covered with several sheaths, the mouths of which are eciliate but puberu-lous. Leaves 3.5-7.5 cm. long and 0.8-1.8 cm. broad, elliptic or lanceolate, erect, attenuated to the base. Inflorescences several, about half as long as the leaves. Sepals ovate, ciliate; dorsal sepals about 4-6 mm. long and about 3.5 mm. broad, short-acuminate; lateral sepals about 4-5 mm. long and together about 3.5 mm. broad, acuminate, oblique, connate to about the middle. Petals about 4 mm. broad, transverse, glabrous; anterior lobe oblong, oblique, obtuse; posterior lobe narrowly oblong, obtuse, oblique. Lip about 1-1.5 mm. long, bipartite and with an apicule in the sinus, lobes semirhombic, obtuse, glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.18
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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:640005-1
WFO ID wfo-0000225090
COL ID 3T7YM
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Lepanthes cascajalensis Lepanthes eciliata