LAELIA AUTUMNALIS
Author:
John Lindley, 1831
Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 115 (1831)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
40 (90) Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Pseudobulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Bletia autumnalis, La Llave & Lex. 1825.
Cattleya autumnalis, Beer, 1854.
Amalia autumnalis, Heynh.
Laelia autumnalis f. alba, M.Wolff & O.Gruss.
Laelia autumnalis var. alba, B.S.Williams.
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Laelia autumnalis var. atrorubens, Backh.f..
Laelia autumnalis f. atrorubens, Halb.
Laelia autumnalis var. xanthotrophis, Rchb.f.
Laelia autumnalis f. xanthotrophis, Halb. & Soto Arenas.
Laelia venusta, Rolfe.
This member of the Orchidaceae family was given this name by John Lindley in 1831. It is found in the heights (1600-2600m) of central and southern Mexico, growing as an epiphyte on branches or in moss on rocks with lots water and some sun. The pseudobulbs grow to three centimetres in diameter, the leaves reaches 40 centimetres and the inflorescence with the pink flowers can reach 90 centimetres.
The genera name for the Roman statesman Caius Laelius. The species name as it flowers in the autumn. SubFamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Epidendreae I SubTribe: Laeliinae
Flower
Pink
Soil
No, Epiphyte
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium