Laelia hispidula Pabst & A.F.Mello 1978 SUBGENUS Parviflorae SECTION Rupestres Withner 1990
Photo by © Frank Siebach and his Flickr Orchid Photo Website
TYPE Drawing by © Jack Folwlie & Guido Pabst
Common Name The Hispid Laelia [refers to the hairy throat]
Flower Size 1.6" [4 cm]
Found on Serra da Tammamboia in Minas Gerais state of Brazil at elevations around 1200 meters as a small to medium sized, cool growing rupicolous orchid with robust, cylindrical, tapering pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, oblong leaf that blooms in the summer on an erect, to 8.6" [to 21.5 cm] long, 8 to 9 flowered inflorescence.
Some references cite this species as a natural hybrid but as of yet it has not been confirmed.
Synonyms Cattleya hispidula (Pabst & A.F.Mello) Van den Berg 2008; Hoffmannseggella hispidula (Pabst & A.F.Mello) V.P.Castro & Chiron 2002; Sophronitis hispidula (Pabst & A.F.Mello) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2000
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
*Bradea 2: 227 Pabst & A.F.Mello 1978
Orchid Digest Vol 48 no 1 1984 photo fide;
Cattleya and Their Relatives Vol 2 Withner 1990 drawing ok;
Lindleyana Vol 15 No 2:117 2000 as Sophronitis hispidula;
Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 42 - 43 pg 2626 - 2762 Brieger 2001;
Richardiana 2: 22 V P Castro & Chiron 2002 as Hoffmannseggella hispidula; Neodiversity 3: 8 Van den Berg 2008 as Cattleya hispidula
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