Laelia speciosa - Misplaced Pages

Species of orchid

Mayflower orchid

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Laelia
Species:	L. speciosa
Binomial name
*Laelia speciosa* (Kunth) Schltr.
Synonyms
Bletia speciosa Kunth (basionym) Bletia grandiflora Laelia grandiflora (Lex.) Lindl. Cattleya grahamii Lindl. Laelia majalis Lindl. Amalia grandiflora (Lex.) Heynh. Amalia majalis (Lindl.) Heynh. Cattleya majalis (Lindl.) Beer

Laelia speciosa, also known as the Mayflower orchid, is a species of orchid from Mexico. It flowers between March and October, and has white-tipped purple blossoms.

References

Citations

Pridgeon 1992, p. 250.

Bibliography

Pridgeon, Alec, ed. (1992). The Illustrated encyclopedia of orchids (2006 ed.). ISBN 0-88192-267-6.

Taxon identifiers
Laelia speciosa	Wikidata: Q1318039 Wikispecies: Laelia speciosa BOLD: 214024 CoL: 6NRQK EoL: 1142348 GBIF: 5314544 iNaturalist: 140596 IPNI: 134723-2 NCBI: 123159 Open Tree of Life: 850832 Plant List: kew-107072 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:134723-2 Species+: 19588 Tropicos: 23521453 WFO: wfo-0000222128
Bletia speciosa	Wikidata: Q39351816 CoL: 7SNMZ GBIF: 2819100 IPNI: 33948-2 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:33948-2 Tropicos: 50020999 WFO: wfo-0000346091

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