Laelia elegans (Morren) Rchb.f.

in Allg. Gartenz. 23: 242 (1855).

Synonymes

Bletia elegans (Morren) Rchb.f. in Walp. Ann. 6: 427 (1862).

Cattleya elegans Morren in Ann. Gand. 4: 93. 185 (1848). (basionyme)

Laelia brysiana Lem. in Illustr. Hortic. 3. 48 (1856).

Laelia gigantea Warner in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. 2: 247 (1862).

Laelia pachystele Rchb.f. in Gard. Chron. 596 (1888).

Laelia purpurata var. brysiana Dubuysson in Orchid. 362 (1878).

Laelia turneri Warner in Sel. Orch. Ser. I. T. 12 (1862).

Répartition

Brésil.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte.

Commentaires

HYBRIDE NATUREL LAELIA PURPURATA × CATTLEYA LEOPOLDII

Bibliographie

Samuel Sprunger. Orchideentafeln aus Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Eugen Ulmer. 1986. Page 4700. Aquarelle.

Carl L. Withner. The Cattleyas and their relatives. Volume II. The Laelias. Timber Press. 1990. Page 64. Photo.