Laelia itambana Pabst 1973 subgen Parviflorae sec Esalqueanae Withner 1990 Photo courtesy of David Jubineau and His Bulbophyllum Pages Copyright ©

Common Name The Pico de Itambana [Mountain in Minas Gerais Brazil]

Found as a miniature sized lithophyte with narrowly cylindrical pseudobulbs carrying ovate, somewhat folded, fleshy leaves and blooms on a 2" [5 cm] long, racemose inflorescence carrying 2 erect flowers

Synonyms Hoffmannseggella itambana (Pabst) V.P.Castro & Chiron 2002; Sophronitis itambana (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000