Cattleya sanguiloba (the "bloody-lipped Cattleya"), also known by the synonym Laelia sanguiloba.
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| Sophronitis sanguiloba habitus and flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cattleya |
| Subgenus: | Cattleya subg. Cattleya |
| Section: | Cattleya sect. Crispae |
| Species: | C. sanguiloba
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| Cattleya sanguiloba | |
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It is a species of orchid endemic to the state Bahia located in southeastern Brazil.
It is native to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira) habitats there.
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