View source for Zygopetalum crinitum

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|species=crinitum
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Zygopetalum crinitum, Lodd. Habit of Z. intermedium: lvs. broadly linear-lanceolate: fls. on long, stout scapes; sepals and petals 2 in. long, oblong-lanceolate, green with rather few brown blotches; labellum 2 in. across, spreading, wavy, scarcely emarginate, white with purple veins radiating from the thick crest, disk hairy. Fls. at various times. Brazil. L.B.C. 17:1687. B.M. 3402 (as Z. Mackaii var. crinitum).—This has fewer brown blotches on the sepals and petals than Z. intermedium. There are varieties with pink, blue, or almost colorless veins on the labellum. Var. caeruleum, Hort., has the veins deep blue. G.M. 46:153; 50:59. J.H. III. 46:197.
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inflorecences are upright with up to 8 flowers. flowers are 3 in (8 cm) wide. Flower petals are yellow-green, sepals are streaked with dark brown. White labellum has purplish red veins, densely covered in fine, short hairs.

:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Zygopetalum|genus page]].''

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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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