Laelia gardneri Pabst ex Zappi 1995 SUBGENUS Parviflorae SECTION Rupestres Withner 1990

Photo by Nelson Machado Neto.

Common Name Gardner's Laelia [Brazilian collector of species 1800's]

Flower Size 1.1" [2.6 cm]

Found in Minas Gerias state of Brazil as a miniature sized lithophyte that blooms on an erect, arising through a sheath, 12" [30 cm] tall inflorescence.

Most likely is a synonym of L crispata, but I have kept them separate for now.

Synonyms Laelia longipes sensu Cogn. non Rchb.f

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 10 576 - 632 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1977;

Orchid Digest Vol 48 No 1 1984 photo fide;

Cattleya and Their Relatives Vol 2 Withner 1990 photo ok; Kew Bull. 50: 424 Pebst ex Zappi 1995

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