TY - JOUR AU - de Araújo, Adriane Maciel AU - Farroñay, Francisco AU - Perdiz, Ricardo de Oliveira AU - Pessoa, Edlley AU - Giacomin, Leandro PY - 2022/07/19 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The discovery of <i>Scaphyglottis punctulata</i> (Laeliinae) in the highlands of Brazilian Amazonia with a key to the species of the region JF - Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology JA - LIJO VL - 22 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.15517/lank.v22i2.51844 UR - https://www.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/51844 SP - 123-131 AB - <p class="p1">The genus <em>Scaphyglottis</em> Poepp. &amp; Endl. presents 78 species and occurs from Mexico to Brazil. <em>Scaphyglottis punctulata</em> (Rchb.f.) C.Schweinf. is known from various high elevation locations from Panama to Bolivia. Here, we report new records in two regions of the Brazil portion of the Guiana Shield. We provide a detailed description, photographic plates, updated distribution map, ecological and taxonomic comments for <em>S. punctulata</em><span class="s1">, and an identification key for </span>Scaphyglottis species from the Brazilian portion of the Guiana Shield.</p> ER -