Orchid Lockhartia pittieri

Caespitose epiphyte; pseudobulbs lacking; stem flattened, unbranched, obscured by equitant, distichously imbricat­ing leaves. Blades acute, 2-3.5 cm long. Inflorescences short, solitary, l-flowered scapes from upper leaf axils; flowers yellow with an orange callus on inner surface of lip near base; sepals elliptic-lanceolate, acute, 4-5 mm long, with apiculate tips; petals broader than sepals, obtuse to acute; lip 7-8 mm long, ± convex and deeply emarginate, the margins raised, thickened, and papillose at apex with an erect, central spur. Fruits not seen.

No specimens seen for BCI, but reported by R. Dress­ler. Apparently flowers in the early dry season (Powell 372).

Belize to Panama. In Panama, known from tropical moist forest in the Canal Zone and Darién.