Biology:Scuticaria steelei

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Short description: Species of orchid

Scuticaria steelei
Flower of Scuticaria steelei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Scuticaria
Species:
S. steelei
Binomial name
Scuticaria steelei
(Hook.) Lindl.
Synonyms
  • Bifrenaria steelei (Hook.) Meneguzzo & M.W.Chase
  • Maxillaria steelei Hook. (basionym)
  • Maxillaria flabellifera Lindl.
  • Scuticaria keyseriana auct.

Scuticaria steelei is a species of orchid native to southern tropical America.[1] It is the type species of the genus Scuticaria. In 2024, Meneguzzo and M.W.Chase transferred the species to the genus Bifrenaria.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7439600 entry