Laelia crispilabia A. Rich. ex Warner 1865 SUBGENUS Parviflorae SECTION Rupestres Withner 1990 Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders.

Side View of Flower Photos by © Stefan Paeffgen

White Flower Form Photo courtesy of Debbie & Kevin Johnson of Discover Orchids.

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Common Name Curly-lipped Laelia

Flower Size 1.6" [4 cm]

Found in Minas Gerais Brazil on iron ore rock at altitudes of 1000 to 1200 meters where it blooms on a longer than the leaf few to several flowered inflorescence occuring in the spring in nature.

Synonyms Bletia crispilabia Rchb.f 1863; Hoffmannseggella crispilabia (A. Rich. ex Warner) H.G. Jones 1972; Laelia cinnabarina var crispilabia [A. Rich.]Veitch 1887; Laelia lawrenceana Hort. 1863

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae vol 2 Rchb.f 1862 as Bletia crispilabia; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 No 11 1958; Orchid Digest Vol 48 No 1 1984 drawing fide; Orchid Digest Vol 48 No 6 1984; Cattleya and Their Relatives Vol 2 Withner 1990;

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