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Sarcoglottis sceptrodes is a terrestrial orchid from Mexico and Central America with no common English name; its genus is often called jewel orchids. It grows from a ground-level tuber in seasonally dry tropical areas and dies back during the dry season.
Sarcoglottis sceptrodes, with no commonly used English name, though species of the genus often are called jewel orchids, is a species of herbaceous plant native to Mexico and Central America. It belongs to the family Orchidaceae.
In Mexico Sarcoglottis sceptrodes occurs as far north as the coastal states of Sinaloa in the west and Tamaulipas in the east, southward, including the Yucatan Peninsula. In Central America it occurs in all countries.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sarcoglottis sceptrodes by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
