Sobralia decora
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. It is kept by orchid fanciers.
| Beautiful sobralia | |
|---|---|
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| Sobralia decora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Sobralia |
| Species: | S. decora |
| Binomial name | |
| Sobralia decora | |
| Synonyms | |
Note on species name and synonyms
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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