Laelia × gerhard-santosii Pabst 1975 Photo by © Eerika Shulz and her Flickr Orchid Photo Website
Common Name Gerhard-Santosi's Laelia [Brazilian Orchid enthusiast governor of the state of Espirito Santo Brazil]
Flower Size 2.6" [6.5 cm]
Found in southeastern Brazil as a natural hybrid between L harpophylla and L kautskyana
Synonyms Cattleya × gerhard-santosii (Pabst) Van den Berg 2010; Dungsia × gerhard-santosii (Pabst) Chiron & V.P.Castro 2002; Sophronitis × gerhard-santosii (Pabst) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2001
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Digest Vol 48 No 1 1984 drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 76 No 1 2007;
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