Lepanthes rotundifolia L.o.williams In Woodson & Schery

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Lepanthes

Characteristics

Small, caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to about 8 cm. tall. Secondary stems slender, covered with sheaths which are glabrous except at their margins. Leaves about 25 mm. long and 19-28 mm. broad, orbicular or orbicular-ovate, or even broader than long, coriaceous. Inflorescence dis-tichous, shorter than the leaves. Dorsal sepal about 3 mm. long-and 2 mm. broad, suborbicular, abruptly acumi-nate. Lateral sepals about 2.5 mm. long and 2 mm. broad, suborbicular, obtuse or acutish, connate at their bases. Petals bipartite; lobes near the dorsal sepal longest, about 3.5 mm. long and 1 mm. broad, lanceolate, acute, oblique; lobes near the lateral sepals about 2 mm. long and 0.8 mm. broad, lanceolate, acute, oblique. Lip bipartite, about 1.5 mm. long and 2 mm. broad, the lobes malleoliform.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Distribution

Lepanthes rotundifolia world distribution map, present in Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:137732-2
WFO ID wfo-0000225711
COL ID 3T8JW
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Synonyms

Lepanthes rotundifolia