Laelia fournieri (Cogn.) F.E.L. Miranda 1993

Flower in situ La Caraça Minas Gerais Brazil elevation 1100 meters

Plant in situ La Caraça Minas Gerais Brazil elevation 1100 meters Photos by of Jay Pfahl.

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Common Name Fournier's Laelia

Found in Brazil as a small sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte that blooms in the summer and fall.

Synonyms Hoffmannseggella fournieri (Cogn.) V.P.Castro & Chiron 2002; Laelia longipes var. fournieri Cogn. 1897; Sophronitis fournieri (Cogn.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 No 11 1958 as L ostermayerii var fourneri; Cattleya and Their Relatives Vol 2 Withner 1990; Lindleyana Vol 15 No 2 2000 as Sophronitis fournieri

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