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'''''Sophronitis cernua''''', commonly known as the '''Nodding Sophronitis''', is a species of [[orchid]] occurring from [[Brazil]] to northeastern [[Argentina]].
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Sophronitis cernua, Lindl. Very small plants with a creeping rhizome bearing 1-lvd. pseudobulbs: lvs. ovate, thick and leathery, a little over an inch long: fls. 4-8, on a st. from the axils of the lvs., bright scarlet or reddish orange, with an orange lip; sepals and petals ovate; labellum ovate-acuminate, shorter, concave. Winter. Rio Janeiro.
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Sophronitis cernua, Lindl. Very small plants with a creeping rhizome bearing 1-lvd. pseudobulbs: lvs. ovate, thick and leathery, a little over an inch long: fls. 4-8, on a st. from the axils of the lvs., bright scarlet or reddish orange, with an orange lip; sepals and petals ovate; labellum ovate-acuminate, shorter, concave. Winter. Rio Janeiro. B.M. 3677. B.R. 1129.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 3 June 2010


Flower of Sophronitis cernua


Plant Characteristics
Habit   orchid

Height: ⇕ 1.5 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1.5. to 3 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Width: ⇔ 2.5 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2.5. to 7 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early fall, mid fall, late fall
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 11 to 12
Flower features: ❀ orange, yellow
Scientific Names

Orchidaceae >

Sophronitis >

cernua >


Sophronitis cernua, commonly known as the Nodding Sophronitis, is a species of orchid occurring from Brazil to northeastern Argentina.


Read about Sophronitis cernua in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sophronitis cernua, Lindl. Very small plants with a creeping rhizome bearing 1-lvd. pseudobulbs: lvs. ovate, thick and leathery, a little over an inch long: fls. 4-8, on a st. from the axils of the lvs., bright scarlet or reddish orange, with an orange lip; sepals and petals ovate; labellum ovate-acuminate, shorter, concave. Winter. Rio Janeiro. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

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  • photo 3

References


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