Scuticaria steelei

Scuticaria steelei
Flower of Scuticaria steelei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Lycastinae
Genus: Scuticaria
Species: S. steelei
Binomial name
Scuticaria steelei
(Hook.) Lindl.
Synonyms
  • Maxillaria steelei Hook. (basionym)
  • Maxillaria flabellifera Lindl.
  • Scuticaria keyseriana auct.

Scuticaria steelei is a species of orchid native to southern tropical America. It is the type species of the genus Scuticaria.

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