Scaphyglottis bicornis (Lindl.) Garay 1967
Photo by © Eric Hunt
Photos by © Lourens Grobler
TYPE Drawing by © Ames
Common Name The Two Horned Scaphyglottis
Flower Size .4" [1 cm]
Found in Peru?, Colombia and Venezuela, at elevations of 2000 to 2800 meters as a large sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte or terrestrial with pendant to ascending psuedobulbs enveloped when in youth by evanscent, coriaceous below and herbaceous above sheaths and carrying 2, apical, coricaeous, erect to patent, linear to linear-oblong, bilobed apically, leaves that blooms on a veryshort, fasciculate, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms *Hexadesmia bicornis Lindl. 1844; Hexisea bicornis (Lindl.) Dressler 1971
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Lankester's Epidendra Website CR ;
Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 41. 1844 as Hexidesmia bicornis;
Flora de Venezuela Foldats Volumen XV Part 3 1970 drawing good;
Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 5 Dodson 2004 photo fide;
Orchid Species Of Peru Zelenko & Bermudez 2009 photo fide
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