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Scaphosepalum
Scaphosepalum (from Greek "boatlike sepals") is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The species in this genus are mostly found in Central and South America, with one species extending into southern Mexico. By their genus name, many species in this genus produce unusual and distinctive flowers; some possessing cushion-like characteristics reminiscent of an African buffalo's horns, others possessing characteristics of snake fangs.
Species in this genus are epiphytic in their growth habit and according to the Royal Horticultural Society Sppm. is the genus' official abbreviation.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Leiocaulium
sectionLeiocaulium
Scaphosepalum
sectionScaphosepalum
Distichum
sectionDistichum
Scaphosepalum rinkei
speciesScaphosepalum rinkei
Scaphosepalum reflexum
speciesScaphosepalum reflexum
Scaphosepalum globiflorum
speciesScaphosepalum globiflorum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 140390.