Cattleya sanguiloba
Red-lobed cattleya | |
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Sophronitis sanguiloba habitus and flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Cattleya |
Subgenus: | Cattleya subg. Cattleya |
Section: | Cattleya sect. Crispae |
Species: | C. sanguiloba
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Binomial name | |
Cattleya sanguiloba (Withner) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase
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Synonyms | |
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Cattleya sanguiloba (the "bloody-lipped Cattleya"), also known by the synonym Laelia sanguiloba.
It is a species of orchid endemic to the state Bahia located in southeastern Brazil.
It is native to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira) habitats there.
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External links
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