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Scaphosepalum odontochilum - tooth-lipped Scaphosepalum Front on photo of this orchid on Cerro Montezuma at about 2,500 metres Cerro Montezuma,Scaphosepalum odontochilum,Tatama National Park,Tooth-lipped Scaphosepalum Click/tap to enlarge

Scaphosepalum odontochilum - tooth-lipped Scaphosepalum

Front on photo of this orchid on Cerro Montezuma at about 2,500 metres

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Found in Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 1750 to 2400 as a miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte with erect, slender ramicauls enveloped by 2 to 3 tubular sheaths carrying a single, apical, erect, thinly coriaceous, elliptical, acute leaf narrowly cuneate below into the long, conduplicate petiole that blooms in the fall, winter and spring on a erect to descending, subcongested, distichous, successively several flowered, to 8" [to 20 cm] long, racemose inflorecense arising from low.. more

Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Dec 8, 2019. Captured Aug 7, 2019 19:25.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/4.5
  • 1/256s
  • ISO3200
  • 60mm