Scaphyglottis livida is a species of orchid found from Mexico to tropical South America.

Scaphyglottis livida
Flower of Scaphyglottis livida
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Scaphyglottis
Species:
S. livida
Binomial name
Scaphyglottis livida
Synonyms
  • Hexadesmia monophylla Barb.Rodr.
  • Hexadesmia reedii Rchb.f.
  • Hexadesmia sessilis Rchb.f.
  • Isochilus dubius A.Rich. & Galeotti
  • Isochilus lividus Lindl. (basionym)
  • Leaoa monophylla (Barb.Rodr.) Schltr. & Porto
  • Leaoa reedii (Rchb.f.) Garay
  • Pachystele dubia (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Schltr.
  • Pachystele livida (Lindl.) Brieger
  • Pachystelis dubia (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Rauschert
  • Pachystelis livida (Lindl.) Rauschert
  • Ponera dubia (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Rchb.f.
  • Scaphyglottis dubia (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.
  • Scaphyglottis purpusii Schltr.
  • Scaphyglottis reedii (Rchb.f.) Ames
  • Scaphyglottis sessilis (Rchb.f.) Foldats

Distribution and habitat

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S. livida has been found to grow as an epiphyte in gallery forests and on rocks in Cerrado vegetation.[1] Occurrence records in Brazil's states include Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Goias, Bahia, Pernambuco, and Ceara.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Santos, Igor Soares dos; Silva, Marcos José da (2020-10-01). "New record of Scaphyglottis livida (Lindl.) Schltr. (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae) in Goiás, and a key to Scaphyglottis species in the Central-West Region of Brazil". Check List. 16 (1): 9–15. doi:10.15560/16.1.9. ISSN 1809-127X.
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