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Hexisea bidentata is an orchid species identified by Lindl. in 1834. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Scaphyglottis bidentata.
DESCRIPTION: The distinguishing characteristic between this species and Scaphyglottis imbricata is color on the lip. This species has a purple to maroon spot on the lip while S imbricata has a yellow area around the callus. The stigma is enclosed by column outgrowths in this species while in S. imbricata it is not.
FLOWER SIZE: To 1 inch [2.2 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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