Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Sacoila

Characteristics

Plants 23–60 cm. Stems: sheaths 5–9, cauline, bladeless. Leaves 2–7; petiole not distinct; blade elliptic, 5–25(–35) × 2–8 cm. Inflorescences 3–18 cm; rachis pubescent with bubble-shaped, glandular-capitate, and transitional hairs; floral bracts lanceolate. Flowers usually orange-red, occasionally pale green or golden bronze; dorsal sepal free, lanceolate, ascending at apex; lateral sepals basally connate, lanceolate, decurrent along lateral ribs of ovary; petals lanceolate, falcate, slightly decurrent basally; lip lanceolate, base sessile, grooved, apex acute to acuminate, with linear, nearly marginal, pubescent calli near base; anther cap 6–7 mm. Capsules ascending, ovoid, expanded portion 9–16 × 6–10 mm. Seeds 0.5–1.4 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.47 - 0.65
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Flower

Sacoila lanceolata flower picture by erick cuevas (cc-by-sa)
Sacoila lanceolata flower picture by Alvaro (cc-by-sa)
Sacoila lanceolata flower picture by Matthew Horrigan (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sacoila lanceolata world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:911264-1
WFO ID wfo-0000299980
COL ID 4TXGB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630590
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sacoila lanceolata f. luteoalba Ibidium crystalligerum Limodorum lanceolatum Neottia lanceolata Pelexia tomentosa Sacoila lurida Satyrium orchioides Serapias coccinea Skeptrostachys sancti-jacobi Spiranthes jaliscana Spiranthes lanceolata Stenorrhynchos apetalum Stenorrhynchos orchioides Stenorrhynchos riograndense Neottia orchioides Pachygenium aphyllum Serapias aphylla Serapias neottia Serapias tomentosa Stenorrhynchos aphyllum Stenorrhynchos australe Stenorrhynchos coccineum Stenorrhynchos guatemalense Stenorrhynchos jaliscanum Stenorrhynchos sancti-antonii Stenorrhynchos sancti-jacobi Stenorrhynchos secundiflorum Pelexia aphylla Sacoila paludicola Gyrostachys aphylla Gyrostachys lanceolata Gyrostachys stenorhynchus Gyrostachys orchioides Stenorrhynchos australis Stenorrhynchos riograndensis Neottia plantaginea Stenorrhynchos aphyllus Sacoila secundiflora Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum Spiranthes orchioides Neottia aphylla Neottia amphylla Sacoila lanceolata var. australis Sacoila lanceolata var. luteoalba Sacoila lanceolata var. secundiflora Spiranthes lanceolata var. luteoalba Spiranthes lanceolata var. paludicola Stenorrhynchos australe var. luteoalbum Stenorrhynchos cinnabarinum var. luteoalbum Stenorrhynchos cinnabarinum var. paludicola Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum var. luteoalbum Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum var. paludicolum Stenorrhynchos orchioides var. australe Stenorrhynchos orchioides var. plantagineum Sacoila apetala Sacoila riograndensis Sacoila lanceolata f. albidaviridis Sacoila lanceolata var. lanceolata Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum var. paludicola Sacoila lanceolata