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Sophronitis wittigiana is a plant in the genus Sophronitis.
Description[]
Plant bloom in the winter with a single 6.5 cm wide flower.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in Espírito Santo State, Brazil at elevations of 700 to 2000 meters.
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. Plant is a intermediate to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.
Naming[]
Common Name: Wittig's Sophronitis
Synonyms[]
- Hadrolaelia wittigiana ( Barb.Rodr. ) Chiron & V.P.Castro 2002
- Sophronitis grandiflora var rosea Hort 1884
- Sophronitis purpurea Rchb.f 1878
- Sophronitis rosea Gostling 1884; Sophronitis rosea var wittigiana Barb Rodr.
- Sophronitis violacea O'Brien 1886