Scaphyglottis sigmoidea (Ames & C.Schweinf.) B.R.Adams

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Scaphyglottis sigmoidea (Ames & C.Schweinf.) B.R.Adams

  • Collector(s)

    W. C. Burger 10816, 27 Feb 1977

  • Location

    Costa Rica. High ridge north of the television relay tower above Monteverde and bordering the Monteverde Cloud Forest Nature Reserve. Elfin forest. Near the juncture of the Provinces of Alajuela, Guanacaste, and Puntarenas.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04139291

    Occurrence ID: bd41f1f9-71f6-42bd-8538-f6bdbdce98d9

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • Locality

    High ridge north of the television relay tower above Monteverde and bordering the Monteverde Cloud Forest Nature Reserve. Elfin forest. Near the juncture of the Provinces of Alajuela, Guanacaste, and Puntarenas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1750 - 1800 m. (5741 - 5906 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    10.32, -83.8

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Scaphyglottis sigmoidea (Ames & C.
Schweinf.) B.R.Adams comb. nov. ined.
Determined by B.R.Adams	May 1987
The New York Botanical Garden
Hexisea sigmoidea Ames & Schweinf.
det. R. L. Dressier, 1983
COSTA RICA
Field Museum of Natural History
10816
Maxillaria ap.
Low epiphyte on tree stump along trail in
forest. Shaded site. Only one seen. Flowers
bright orange.
High ridge north of the television relay tower above Monteverde and
bordering the Monteverde Cloud Forest Nature Reserve at 1750 to 1800
m. elevation. Elfin forest on steep slopes and ridges with taller cloud
forest in protected sites. Near the juncture of the Provinces of Alajuela,
Guanacaste, and Puntarenas. 10° 19’ N. X 83° 48' W.
Wm. Burger, Gary Visconti, & Johnnie Gentry	27 Feb. 1977
Supported in part by grants of the National Science Foundation
04139291