Scaphyglottis atwoodii explained

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 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]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/14667#page/120/mode/1up Dressler, R. L. 1997. New species and combinations in Costa Rican orchids. Novon 7(2): 120–126.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/ImageFullView.aspx?imageid=7419 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.