Scaphyglottis lindeniana (A.Rich. & Galeotti) L.o.williams In Woodson & Schery

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Scaphyglottis

Characteristics

Small to large and coarse epiphytic herbs up to about 50 cm. tall. Stems usually stipitate below, swollen into an ellipsoidal or fusiform pseudobulb above, bifoliate. Leaves 5-25 cm. long and 1.5-5 cm. broad, linear-elliptic to elliptic to lanceolate to oblanceolate, acute, coriaceous. Inflorescence a fascicle of flowers borne at the apex of the pseudobulb. Dorsal sepal 7-11 mm. long and 1.5-2 mm. broad, elliptic, acute. Lateral sepals 7-11 mm. long and 2-3 mm. broad, lanceo-late, arcuate, acute. Petals 6-10 mm. long and 1.5-3 mm. broad, elliptic-lanceolate, acute. Lip 6.5-10 mm. long and 2.5-4.5 mm. broad, oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, obscurely 3-lobed, obtuse, apiculate.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Scaphyglottis lindeniana world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:228819-2
WFO ID wfo-0000305383
COL ID 6Y6VJ
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Synonyms

Scaphyglottis lindeniana Hexadesmia fasciculata Hexadesmia rhodoglossa Hexadesmia rigidipes Hexadesmia lindeniana