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Sophronitis mantiqueirae is a plant in the genus Sophronitis.
Description[]
Plant bloom from spring to early summer with a single 1.27 cm wide flower.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in forest of Southeastern Brazil at elevations of 700 to 914 meters.
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. Plant is a cool to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.
Naming[]
Common Name: Sophronitis of the Sierra da Mantiqueira
Synonyms[]
- Sophronitis coccinea subsp. mantiqueirae Fowlie, 1968.
- Hadrolaelia mantiqueirae (Fowlie) Chiron & V.P.Castro, 2002.