Scaphyglottis tenella L.o.williams In Woodson & Schery

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Scaphyglottis

Characteristics

Caespitose, erect or spreading, epiphytic herbs up to about 50 cm. long. Stems slender, cylindric or becoming swollen and fusiform above, simple, bifoliate at the apex. Leaves 20-23 cm. long and 0.7-1.6 cm. broad, linear to linear-lanceolate, acute, the apex minutely bilobed. Inflorescence a 1-to few-flowered fascicle at the apex of the stem. Dorsal sepal 8-9 mm. long and 3-4 mm. broad, lanceolate, acute. Lateral sepals 8-9 mm. long and 3-4 mm. broad, lanceolate, acute. Petals 8-9 mm. long and 3-3.5 mm. broad, oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse. Lip 8-9 mm. long and 4-5 mm. broad, rhombic-lanceolate but somewhat constricted above the middle, fleshy.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:228849-2
WFO ID wfo-0000305442
COL ID 6XV7Q
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Synonyms

Hexadesmia tenella Scaphyglottis tenella