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
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 Bateman
Synonyms
Cattleya decora (Bateman) Beer Sobralia sessilis Lindl. Sobralia fenzliana Rchb.f. Cattleya sessilis (Lindl.) Beer Sobralia panamensis Schltr. Sobralia panamensis var. albiflos Schltr. Sobralia neglecta Schltr.

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)

External links

• The Sobralia pages, S. decora

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