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Orchids of Brazil. Botanical Illustration
... for Cristina just send her an e-mail. Sophronitis brevipedunculata This plant of Sophronitis brevipedunculata was painted in the most common way the species is found in the habitat, that is, growing over Vellozia shrubs. The species can be found also growing directly on rocks. Real-size scale. Watercolor size (cm.): 36 x 30 Barbosella sp. This plant was painted at real size, something that only ...
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Orchids of Brazil. Brazilian orchids
... the plants to never have their root systems completely dried out and this is the key for their survival on these areas that get extremely dry in the Fall and Winter. This one is growing among Vellozia shrubs. On 2, we see a very good quality flower of Laelia briegeri. These flowers are usually completely yellow with red markings on the keels (that can't be seen without opening the lip sidelobes). ...
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OrchidSafari Archives Culture or Lack Of?, Steve Moss, 2 Sep 98
... connection. James - yes, lucasiana would probably be a rupicolous type. I'm no taxonomist, of course. graphicgreg (almost autumn in SoFla) L. sincorana is not one of the rupicolous species. It grows mostly on vellozia shrubs in the Serra do Sincora and is more closely related to L. pumila, praestans, etc. sparkysteve (of Boca Raton, Florida) Ed--I used to have a B. cordata that grew like a weed!-- ...
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Rupicolous Laelias, Greg Allikas, 15 Jul 98
... Laelias sincorana and jongeana classified as rupicolous? graphicgreg (West Palm Beach) No, Jane (NY), both sincorana and jongheana are more closely allied with the pumila group. L. sincorana mostly grows on vellozia shrubs on the Serra do Sincora. Some of these Laelias are old timers at fathering orchid offspring. Since being described in 1960, L. milleri has already contributed its fine form and ...
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Jay's Orchid Species Encyclopedia - Brazil
... orchid of the day was a terrestrial Skeptrostachys sp. which was in the grasslands with dwarf vellozia bushes surrounding the rock outcropping. Here is a photo of the plant and the inflorescence. ... little higher [elevation 900 meters] and discovered this epiphytic, super-miniature Pleurothallis species on a dwarf Vellozia bush. We moved higher still to about 1000 meters in elevation and this is the ...
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The Other Jewels of Minas Gerais - Brazil's rock-dwelling laelias
... 30 to 45 degrees. As in much of the mountainous areas of Minas Gerais, several species of Vellozia are dominant, as well as grasses, cacti and other near-xerophytic plants. The farther north we ... were where L. briegeri would often be found. Their roots were intertwined with those of neighboring Vellozia or cactus, creating a micro habitat that could trap moisture and nutrients. The environments we ...
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