Scaphosepalum

Scaphosepalum Pfitz. 1888

Type Species: Scaphosephalum octhodes (Rchb.f) Pfitz. 1888

Tribe: Epidendreae

Subtribe Pleurothallidinae

Distribution: Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Guyana, Venezuela, Guiana, Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru

There are around 40 valid species listed on the RHS website (http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/) which are found in mossy cloud forests at elevations of 500 to 3000m. Plants are similar to Masdevallia (the genus from which many of these species were removed) and can be miniature to medium sized.