Laelia conceicionensis (V.P.Castro & Campacci) in ed

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Drawing by V P Castro ©

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Common Name The Concepcion Laelia [Conceicao de Mato Dentro, a town in Minas Gerais]

Flower Size 2.4" [6 cm]

Found in Minas Gerais state of Brazil at elevations of 800 to 1200 meters as a small sized, warm to cool growing lithophyte with obclaviform, reddish pseudobulbs carrying 1 to rarely 2, apical, coriaceous, recurved, elliptic-elongate, dark purple below, acute, gradually narrowing below into the clasping base leaves that blooms in the fall on a terminal, erect, arising through a spathe, 16" [40 cm] long, few flowered inflorescence .

Synonyms Cattleya conceicionensis (V.P.Castro & Campacci) Van den Berg 2008; Hoffmannseggella conceicionensis V.P.Castro & Campacci 2002; Sophronitis conceicionensis (V.P.Castro & Campacci) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2004

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Kew Bull. 59: 566 V P Castro & Campacci 2004 as Hoffmannseggella concepcionensis;

Icones Orchidacearum Brasilense II Plate 153 Castro Neto 2006 as Hoffmannseggella conceicionensis drawing/photo ok;

Neodiversity 3: 6 Van den Berg 2008 as Cattleya concepcionensis

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