Laelia reginae Pabst 1977 SUBGENUS Parviflorae SECTION Liliputinae Withner 1990
Photo by © Lourens Grobler
Photo by Jay Pfahl
LATE 
Common Name Regina's Laelia [German Orchid Enthusiast in Brazil late 20th century]
Flower Size .6 to 1" [1.5 to 2.5 cm]
Found near Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais state of Brazil growing on rock ledges at elevations of 1200 to 2000 meters as a mini-miniature to miniature sized, cool growing plant with clustered, conical psuedobulbs carrying a single, succulent, boat-shaped leaf tinged with purple on the underside from Brazil in Minas Gerais and Belo Horizonte. Blooms in the late spring and holds their flowers just above the leaves an a 2" [5 cm] long, 2 to 6 flowered inflorescence
losely related to L. crispata.
Synonyms Brassavola reginae Pabst ?; Cattleya reginae (Pabst) Van den Berg 2008; Hoffmannseggella reginae (Pabst) V.P.Castro & Chiron 2002; Sophronitis reginae (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
*Bradea 2: 24 Pabst 1975
Orchidaceae Brasilienses Band I Pabst & Dungs 1975 as L reginae var alba drawing fide;
Orchid Digest Vol 45 No 1 1981 photo fide;
Orchid Digest Vol 47 No 6 1983 photo fide;
Orchid Digest Vol 48 No 1 1984 as L reginae var alba photo fide;
Cattleya and Their Relatives Vol 2 Withner 1990 photo fide;
The Manual Of Cultivated Orchid Species Bechtel, Cribb & Launert 1992 under L crispata;
Lindleyana Vol 15:118 No 2 2000 as Sophronitis reginae;
Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 42 - 43 pg 2626 - 2762 Brieger 2001 ;
Richardiana 2: 23 V P Castro & Chiron 2002 as Hoffmannseggella reginae;
Neodiversity 3:6 2008 as Cattleya crispata;
Neodiversity 3: 11 Van den Berg 2010
Mille et Une Mini Orchideees Roguenant 2009 as Sophronitis reginae photo fide;
A Compendium of Miniature Orchid Species Parsons & Gerritsen 2013 as Cattleya reginae photo fide;
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