Laelia rupestris Lindley 1842 Photo courtesy of © Dalton Holland Baptista and © Orchidstudium

Common Name The Rock Growing Laelia

Flower Size

Found in Minas Gerais, where it blooms in the winter

This species is often said to be a synonym of L crispata but Campacci and others in Brazil consider it to be different.

Synonyms Bletia rupestris (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1862; Cattleya rupestris (Lindl.) Van den Berg 2008; Hoffmannseggella rupestris (Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron 2002; Sophronitis mirandae Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2000

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae vol 2 Rchb.f 1862 as Bletia rupestris; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 No 11 1958; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 10 576 - 632 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1977; AOS Bulletin Vol 51 No 5 1982 photo; Schlechteriana Vol 2 No 4 1991 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 86 # 1 2017 photo fide;

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