Scaphyglottis bilineata Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Scaphyglottis

Characteristics

Erect or spreading, caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to about 30 cm. long. Stems slender, simple or superimposed, cylindric, 1-to 2-foliate at the apex of the seg-ments. Leaves 6-9 cm. long and 0.7-1.1 cm. broad, ligulate to linear-lanceolate, obtuse. Inflorescence a 1-to few-flowered fascicle borne at the apex of the seg-ments. Dorsal sepal about 7 mm. long and 2 mm. broad, elliptic or oblanceolate, obtuse. Lateral sepals about 8 mm. long and 2.5 mm. broad, lanceolate-oblong, slightly arcuate, acute. Petals about 7 mm. long and 0.8 mm. broad, linear, ob-tuse. Lip about 9 mm. long and 3.5 mm. broad, cuneate-unguiculate to the base, 3-lobed; the lateral lobes originating above the middle, dentiform; the mid-lobe suborbicular-flabellate, slightly retuse; disc fleshy, especially the basal portion, with the median line callus-thickened toward the apex. Column auriculate at the apex.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Scaphyglottis bilineata world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:228796-2
WFO ID wfo-0000305330
COL ID 6Y755
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Synonyms

Scaphyglottis bilineata Ponera bilineata Scaphyglottis lueckelii