Broughtonia sanguinea

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Habit   orchid
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Features: flowers
Flower features: pink
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Read about Broughtonia sanguinea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Broughtonia sanguinea, R. Br. Pseudobulbs up to 2 in. long, 2-lvd.: Lvs. 2-4 in. long, leathery, linear-oblong: racemes of 5-10 fls. about 1½ in. across and of a crimson-purple; sepals lanceolate, acute; petals oval-oblong; lip nearly orbicular, denticulate on the margin. Jamaica. B.M. 3076, 3536 (as B. coccínea).


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