samedi 11 septembre 2010

Scaphosepalum ovulare



Orchids in the park - SF -September 2010
Andy's orchids
Partial shade, intermediary to hot temperature, flower any time
A miniature sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte to terrestrial found only in Ecuador at elevations of 600 to 1200 meters with, erect, slender ramicauls enveloped by 2 to 3 tubular sheaths carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, elliptical, acute leaf that is cuneate to the slender, long petiole that can bloom at any time of the year on a low on the ramicaul, ascending to descending, congested, distichous, .75 to 1.5" [2 to 4 cm] long, successively few flowered, racemose inflorescence with small, thin floral bracts.