Scaphyglottis imbricata

Scaphyglottis imbricata (Lindl.) Dressler, Lankesteriana 3: 28 (2002).

Scaphyglottis imbricata (Lindl.) Dressler; Photo by 蘇清記

its native range is Mexico to N. & W. South America. 

Latin Name: 

Scaphyglottis imbricata (Lindl.) Dressler

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Diothonea imbricata Lindl.

Diothonea oppositifolia (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Rchb.f.

Epidendrum oppositifolium A.Rich. & Galeotti

Euothonaea imbricata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Euothonaea oppositifolia (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Rchb.f.

Hexisea bidentata var. imbricata (Lindl.) C.Schweinf.

Hexisea imbricata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Hexisea oppositifolia (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Rchb.f.

English Name:

The Imbricate Scaphyglottis.

Description: 

With segmental, fusiform, longitudinally rugose pseudobulbs with hairs at the segmental joints that arise out of the apex of an older one with several scarious sheaths at the base carrying 2 thin, linear-lanceolate, leaves that are conduplicate and clasping at the base that blooms on a terminal or axillary, subsessile, several flowered, racemose inflorescence arising on a mature cane with several scarious sheaths occuring from the fall till the late spring.

Distribution:

Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Ecological:

As a miniature sized, hot to cool growing, caespitose, reedstem epiphytic, lithophytic and terrestrial species in lowland, wet, montane forests that comes from near sea level up to 1500 m.

Flowering times:

Bloome from the fall till the late spring.

Flower size:

2.0 cm

Cultivation:

there are species with hot and humid climates, moderately dry climates, and cooler and humid climates. Cultivation conditions must be appropriate to the location to which each species has become accustomed.

It should be watered more or less evenly throughout the year, the dry climate require a small decrease in irrigation during the winter. The best temperature for these species varies between 10 and 35 ° C and the brightness is similar to that suitable for Cattleya , with shading of sixty percent (60%).

Typus:

Type Information: Distribution Of Types: Brazil (Southern America)

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- https://www.ipni.org/n/1060774-2

- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1060774-2

- https://travaldo.blogspot.com/2019/01/catasetum-pulchrum-care-and-culture.html

- http://www.orchidspecies.com/heximbricata.htm. 

- https://orchids.fandom.com