Scaphyglottis atwoodii

Scaphyglottis atwoodii is a species of epiphytic orchid from Costa Rica. It is known from only one location at Finca de Selva, 3 km east of Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí.[1]

Scaphyglottis atwoodii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Scaphyglottis
Species:
S. atwoodii
Binomial name
Scaphyglottis atwoodii
Dressler
Synonyms[1]

Scaphyglottis gracilis sensu Atwood 1989, non Schlechter 1923

Scaphyglottis atwoodii is an epiphytic herb with stems up to 20 cm long. Leaves are oblong to elliptical, up to 10 cm long. Flowers solitary or in small clusters. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, up to 2 mm long. Petals are up to 6 mm long. Lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes up to 2 mm long, the central lobe rhombic or flabellate, the tip bent upward. [1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dressler, R. L. 1997. New species and combinations in Costa Rican orchids. Novon 7(2): 120–126.
  2. ^ photo of holotype of Scaphyglottis atwoodii at Missouri Botanical Garden
  3. ^ Dressler, R.L. 2003. Orchidaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 3. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 93: 1–595.