Scaphyglottis leucantha

Scaphyglottis leucantha Rchb.f., Linnaea 22(7): 856 (1850).

Scaphyglottis leucantha Rchb.f., Photo by 蘇清記

its native range is SE. Mexico to Peru.

Latin Name: 

Scaphyglottis leucantha Rchb.f.

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Ponera esuriens Rchb.f.

Ponera leucantha Rchb.f.

Scaphyglottis cuneata var. major (C.Schweinf.) C.Schweinf. ex Correll

Scaphyglottis esuriens (Rchb.f.) Schltr.

Scaphyglottis major (C.Schweinf.) Correll

Scaphyglottis wercklei var. major C.Schweinf.

English Name:

The White Flowered Scaphyglottis.

Description: 

With superposed, linear, sulcate, obtusely angled, lightly campanulate, elliptic in cross section, stiff, light green stems with aerial roots arising from the base of each stem section carrying 2 articulated sheathing, subopposite, oblong or lanceolate, unequally bilobed, carinate midvein leaves that is conduplicate at the base and blooms on a terminal, single flowered inflorescence occuring in the spring and summer.

Distribution:

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Southeast, Peru, Venezuela. 

Ecological:

In wet montane forests at elevations of 1000 m as a slender, medium to large, hot to warm growing epiphyte or terrestrial .

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring and summer.

Flower size:

1.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Grow in diffused bright light and keep in cool to warm temperatures. Keep humidity from 40 to 70%. Water regularly during growing season. The potting media should be a little moist in between waterings. To prevent rot, avoid water from touching leaves. Reduce watering during the winter. Pot plants in 75% fine bark and 25% perlite or in full sphagnum moss.

Typus:

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/657260-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:657260-1

http://www.orchidspecies.com/scaphleucantha.htm.

https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Dendrobium

https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Lycaste_leucantha