Cattleya sanguiloba

Cattleya sanguiloba (the "bloody-lipped Cattleya"), also known by the synonym Laelia sanguiloba.

Red-lobed cattleya
Sophronitis sanguiloba habitus and flowers
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Cattleya sanguiloba
Synonyms
  • Laelia sanguiloba Withner
  • Hoffmannseggella sanguiloba (Withner) V.P.Castro & Chiron

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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