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Scaphyglottis atwoodii is a small epiphytic orchid from Costa Rica, known from only one site near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí. It grows on tree branches in wet tropical forest, so it needs humid, bright, shaded conditions and a loose, airy mount.
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.
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.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scaphyglottis atwoodii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
