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Digby's Beaked Laelia
Rhyncholaelia digbyana
Rhyncholaelia digbyana is a species of epiphytic orchid occurring from Honduras to Belize, Guatemala, Mexico and Costa Rica.
Rl. digbyana can be distinguished from the other species of Rhyncholaelia (Rl. glauca) by the frilled labellum.
From the article Rhyncholaelia digbyana on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species grows epiphytically on host trees in its native range. It has elongated compressed pseudobulbs topped with a singular leaf.
Flowers. In its native range flowering occurs from February to June. The 7 in (18 cm) flowers are held singularly on 3 in (7.5 cm) long inflorescences which emerge from the apex of newly grown pseudobulbs. The flowers range in color from white to green and possess the characteristic frilled labellum.
Scent. This orchid is strongly scented at night with the scent reported to be similar to that of lemon or Lily of the valley. The scent is composed nine different compounds four the compounds are alpha-pinene, ocimene, Citronellol, and Linalool.
Wikipedia: “Characteristics”
In human culture
The species name digbyana comes from the family name of the collector Edward St. Vincent Digby who had the first described specimen.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Rhyncholaelia digbyana in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 277074.