Sophronitis acuensis Fowlie 1975 Photo by © Eric Hunt and His Orchid Website

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Common Name The Acu Sophronitis [River in Brazil]

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in southeastern Brazil on Acu Mountain in the Organ Mountains at 2100 meters as a miniature sized [even smaller in plant and flower than S coccinea from which it is probably derived] epiphyte on trees along creeks in ravines of the dry western slopes as a cold to cool growing epiphyte occuring in full sun but with great air circulation and blooming in the fall in nature.

Synonyms Cattleya acuensis (Fowlie) Van den Berg 2008; Hadrolaelia acuensis (Fowlie) Chiron & V.P.Castro 2002; Sophronitis coccinea var acuensis hort

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 47 No 7 1978 as S coccinea var acuensis; Orchid Digest Vol 46 No 3 1982 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 47 No 2 1983 photo fide; Orchid Digest 51 Vol 1 1987 photo fide Cattleyas and Their Relatives Withner Vol 3 1990 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 62 No 7 1993 photo; Orchids Australia Vol 12 No 6 2000 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 7 2003 photo;

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