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Orchid Species: Jacquiniella equitantifolia
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Jacquiniella equitantifolia is an orchid species identified by (Ames) Dressler in 1966.
ORIGIN: Found from Belize south to Panama in wet montane forests as a medium sized, pendant, hot to cool growing epiphyte found at elevations of 60 to 1400 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Found from Belize south to Panama in wet montane forests as a medium sized, pendant, hot to cool growing epiphyte found at elevations of 60 to 1400 meters with compressed stems enveloped completely by scarious sheaths with the uppermost being leaf-bearing and carrying, sessile, equitant, imbricate, ensiform, acuminate, conduplicate below into the clasping base leaves that blooms in the winter on a terminal, hidden within the innermost leaf, short inflorescence and carrying 1 to 3 successively opening single, night fragrant flowers.
FLOWER SIZE: 2/5 inch [1 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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