Scuticaria steelei

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Scuticaria steelei
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Flower of Scuticaria steelei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Scuticaria
Species:
S. steelei
Binomial name
Scuticaria steelei
Synonyms

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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