Laelia duveenii Fowlie 1988

SUBGENUS Parviflorae SECTION Liliputinae Withner 1990 Photo by © the Orchids and More Website

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Common Name Duveen's Laelia

Flower Size

Found in Minas Gerais Brazil as a miniature sized, cool growing rupicolous orchid with cylindrical pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, fleshy, red stained leaves and blooms in the late fall on an erect, 1.6 to 2.8" [4 to 7 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence carries pleasingly scented flowers

Synonyms Cattleya vandenbergii Fraga & Borges 2008; Hoffmannseggella duveenii (Fowlie) V.P.Castro & Chiron 2002; Sophronitis duveenii (Fowlie) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2000;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Cattleya and Their Relatives Vol 2 Withner 1990 photo fide;

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Laelia dayana Rchb. f. 1876 var semi-alba Photo by © Eric Hunt and His Orchid Website.

A color version of the previous species

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