''Scaphosepalum'' (from Greek "boatlike sepals") is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The species in this genus are mostly found in

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and South America, with one species extending into southern Mexico.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> In accordance with their genus name, many species in this genus produce unusual and distinctive flowers; some possessing cushion-like characteristics reminiscent of an African buffalo's horns, others possessing characteristics of snake fangs. Species in this genus are

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in their growth habit and according to the Royal Horticultural Society ''Sppm.'' is the genus' official abbreviation.

Species

*'' Scaphosepalum anchoriferum'' (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1890 (Costa Rica; Panama) *'' Scaphosepalum andreettae'' Luer 1985 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum antenniferum'' Rolfe 1890 (Ecuador; Bolivia; Colombia; Peru) *'' Scaphosepalum aociorum'' Jiménez 2021 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum beluosum'' Luer 1979 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum bicolor'' Luer & R. Escobar 1981 *'' Scaphosepalum bicristatum'' Luer 2002 (Colombia) *'' Scaphosepalum breve'' (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1890 (Bolivia; Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum cimex'' Luer & Hirtz 1988 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum clavellatum'' Luer 1976 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum cloesii'' Luer 1998 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum dalstroemii'' Luer 1984 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum decorum'' Luer & R. Escobar 1982 *'' Scaphosepalum delhierroi'' Luer & Hirtz 1991 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum digitale'' Luer & Hirtz 1991 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum dodsonii'' Luer 1983 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum fimbriatum'' Luer & Hirtz 1988 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum gibberosum'' (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1890 *'' Scaphosepalum globosum'' Luer & Hirtz 1998 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum grande'' Kraenzl. 1922 (Colombia) *'' Scaphosepalum hirtzii'' Luer 1980 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum jostii'' Luer 1998 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum lima'' (F. Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Schltr. 1920 (Colombia) *'' Scaphosepalum macrodactylum'' (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1890 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum manningii'' Luer 1998 (Venezuela) *'' Scaphosepalum martineae'' Luer 1998 (Peru) *'' Scaphosepalum medinae'' Luer & J.J. Portilla 2000 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum merinoi'' Luer 2002 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum microdactylum'' Rolfe 1893 (Costa Rica; Honduras; Panama; Mexico; Nicaragua; Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum odontochilum'' Kraenzl. 1925 (Colombia; Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum ophidion'' Luer 1981 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum ovulare'' Luer 1976 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum panduratum'' Luer & R. Escobar 1997 (Colombia) *'' Scaphosepalum parviflorum'' Luer & Hirtz 1992 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum pleurothallodes'' Luer & Hirtz 1992 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum portillae'' Luer 2002 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum pulvinare'' (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1890 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum rapax'' Luer 1976 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum swertiifolium'' (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1890 (Ecuador; Colombia) **''Scaphosepalum swertiifolium'' subsp. ''exiguum'' Luer & R. Escobar (Ecuador) **''Scaphosepalum swertiifolium'' subsp. ''swertiifolium'' *'' Scaphosepalum tiaratum'' Luer 1981 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum triceratops'' Luer & Andreetta 1988 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum ursinum'' Luer 1979 (Ecuador) *'' Scaphosepalum verrucosum'' (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1888 (Ecuador; Venezuela) *'' Scaphosepalum viviparum'' Luer 1978 *'' Scaphosepalum xystra'' Luer 1988

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3308291 Epiphytic orchids Pleurothallidinae genera Orchids of Central America Orchids of South America Orchids of Mexico