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Sophronitis coccinea is a plant in the genus Sophronitis.
Description[]
Plant blooms from fall to spring with a single 7 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in the forest from Rio de Janiero to Rio do Sul States of Brazil at elevations of 650 to 1670 meters
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with moderate lighting. Plant is a cool to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week and reduce watering in the winter. Plant can also be mounted.
Varients[]
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Sophronitis coccinea var. aurea | Sepals and Petals are yellow, lip is yellow |
Naming[]
Common Name: The Scarlet Sophronitis
Synonyms[]
- *Cattleya coccinea Lindley 1836
- Cattleya grandiflora [Lindley]Beer 1854
- Eunannos coccinea [Lindley] Porto & Brade 1933
- Hadrolaelia coccinea ( Lindl. ) Chiron & V.P.Castro 2002
- Sophronia coccinea Kuntze 1891
- Sophronia militaris Kuntze 1891
- Sophronitis coccinea f. rossiteriana [Barb. Rodr.] Pabst & Dungs. 1972
- Sophronitis grandiflora Lindley 1837
- Sophronitis lowii [Hort.]Curtis 1923
- Sophronitis militaris Rchb.f 1861
- Sophronitis rossiteriana Barb. Rodr. 1877