Brassavola perrinii Lindley 1833 Subgen Sessililabia Sec conchoglossa

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Common Name Perrin's Brassavola [English Gardener 1800's]

Flower Size 2 1/2" to 3" [6.75 to 7.5 cm]

Found in Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and possibly Argentina at elevations of 1980 to 2580 meters as a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with slender, terete, stems carrying a single, apical, narrow, terete leaf that blooms on a short, 3 to 6 flowered inflorescence with fragrant flowers that occurs in the spring and summer.

Synonyms Brassavola fragrans Lem. 1853

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1987; Manual of Orchids Stewart 1995; Botanica's Orchids Laurel Glen 2002; The Cattleyas and Their Relatives Vol V Withner 1998; Orchidaceae Brasilense Pabst & Dungs 1972; Orchids of Bolivia Vol 2 Laelinae Vasquez and Ibisch 2004