Scaphosepalum lima (F. Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Schltr. 1920 SECTION Scaphosepalum
Photo by © Lourens Grobler
Photo by Egon Krogsgaard
Drawing by © Carl Luer
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Common Name The File Shaped Scaphosepalum [refers to the rasp like peduncles]
Flower Size .8" [2 cm]
Found in Antioquia departmenet of Colombia at elevations of 1800 to 2500 meters as a miniature Sized cool to cold growing epiphyte or terrestrial with erect, slender ramicauls enveloped basally by 2 to 3 tubular sheaths and carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, elliptical, acute leaf that gradually narrows into the slender, channeled petiole and blooms on a loose, flexuous, successively many flowered, to 6" [15 cm] long, inflorescence with ovate, conduplicate, verrucose floral bracts that arises from low on the ramicaul and holds the single flower well above the leaf.
"In habit it is very similar to Scaphosepalum gibberosum with the slenbder but very rough peduncle, but it is easily identified by the short, defexed tails and the callus at the apex of the petals." Luer 1988
Synonyms *Masdevallia lima F. Lehm. & Kraenzl. 1899
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol V Systematics of Dresslerella and Scaphosepalum Luer 1988 drawing fide; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 4 COS 1992 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 64 No 3 1995; Orchid Australia Vol 12 No 1 2000 photo;
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