Laelia kautskyana (V.P.Castro & Chiron) in ed

Photo by © the Orquidario Oro Verde

TYPE Drawing Hoffmannseggella kautskyana

Drawing by © V P Castro

Common Name Kautsky's Laelia [Brazilian Orchid Collector current]

Flower Size 3" [7.5 cm]

Found in Espirito Santo state of Brazil in the shady forests amongst grasses at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters as a medium sized, warm growing, rupicolus orchid with obclaviform, elongate pseudobulbs carrying 2, apical, coriaceous, elliptic-elongate, straight leaves that blooms in the winter on an apical, to 16" [to 40 cm] long, to 12 flowered inflorescence with up to 6 flowers open at any one time.

Easily recognized in the wild by its long, cylindrical pseudobulbs and the long inflorescence.

Synonyms Cattleya kautskyana (V.P.Castro & Chiron) Van den Berg 2008; Hoffmannseggella kautskyana V.P.Castro & Chiron 2003; Sophronitis kautskyana (V.P.Castro & Chiron) Baptista 2005

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Richardiana 3: 65 2003 as Hoffmannseggella kautskyana

Bol. CAOB 58: 51 Baptista 2005 as Sophronitis kautskyana

Icones Orchidacearum Brasilienses II Plate 156 Castro 2006 as Hoffmanseggella kautskyana drawing/photo hmm;

Neodiversity 3: 8 Van den Berg 2008 as Cattleya kautskyana

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