Scaphyglottis livida is a species of orchid found from Mexico to tropical South America.
Scaphyglottis livida | |
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Flower of Scaphyglottis livida | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Scaphyglottis |
Species: | S. livida
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Binomial name | |
Scaphyglottis livida | |
Synonyms | |
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Distribution and habitat
editS. 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
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Media related to Scaphyglottis livida at Wikimedia Commons