''Scaphyglottis bidentata'' is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

found in the

America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

tropics The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...

from

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

to northern

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. It is the type species of the genus ''Hexisea'', and was published before the generic epithet ''

Scaphyglottis ''Scaphyglottis'' (abbreviated ''Scgl.'') is a genus of orchids native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America and parts of the Caribbean. The current concept of this genus is the result of combining several genera which have been desc ...

''. In a reversal of the usual rules for taxonomy, the genus ''Scaphyglotts'' was conserved against ''Hexisea'' when the two genera were combined.Robert Louis Dresssler, "Proposal to Conserve ''Scaphyglottis'' Against ''Hexisea'' (Orchidaceae)." ''Taxon''43: 665-666 (1994) The generic epithet ''Hexisea'' was retained as correct, however, in discussions limited to the species which had traditionally been placed in ''Hexisea''.

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* bidentata Orchids of Brazil Orchids of Costa Rica {{Laeliinae-stub