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Sobralia decora

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Arethuseae

Scientific name
  
Sobralia decora

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Subtribe
  
Sobraliinae

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Sobralia, Sobralia macrantha, Scaphyglottis crurigera, Scaphyglottis longicaulis, Restrepiella ophiocephala

Sobralia decora x macrantha


Sobralia decora, commonly known as the beautiful sobralia, is a species of orchid. It is pink-lavender and is found from Mexico through Central America.

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Sobralia decora


Note on sp. name and synonyma

There has been a lot of confusion and dubious determinations of this species in the 19th century, see the text in:

  • Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 120 (ser. 3 no. 50) tab. 7376: (http://www.botanicus.org/page/453767)
  • Biologia Centrali-Americana :zoology, botany and archaeology /edited by Frederick Ducane Godman and Osbert Salvin, vol. 3 page 295. (http://www.botanicus.org/page/598626)

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