Sobralia
Habit | orchid
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Sobralia is a genus of about 125 orchids (family Orchidaceae) and the only genus of the subtribe Sobraliinae.
It is native to Central and South America. The plants are more commonly terrestrial, but are also found growing epiphytically, in wet forests from sea level to about 8,800 ft. The genus was named for Dr. Francisco Sobral, a Spanish botanist. The genus is abbreviated Sob in trade journals.
Their reed-like stems range in height from about 1 ft (33 cm) (such as in Sobralia galeottiana) to 25-30 ft. (10 m) They have typically heavily veined, bilobed, plicate, apical leaves all along the stem. The inflorescences on the apex of the stem carry one or two successive ephemeral flowers with large sepals and petals. The short duration of the flower is caused by a self-digesting enzyme. The lip is entire or lobed and clasps the column at its base. This columns carries eight soft pollinia. These flowers range in color from pure white to yellow, green, pink, purple, red, brown, and even a blue violet.
ExpandRead about Sobralia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Synonymy: The genera Cyathoglottis Poepp. & Endl., Fregea Rchb.f. and Lindsayella Ames & C.Schweinf. are generally included herewp.
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Species
The genera Cyathoglottis Poepp. & Endl., Fregea Rchb.f. and Lindsayella Ames & C.Schweinf. are generally included here.
A few more commonly cited specieswp:
- Sobralia decora - pink-lavender; from Mexico through Central America;
- Sobralia dichotoma - reddish-brown with white and pink lip; from the Andes;
- Sobralia fimbriata - white to cream or pale yellow, with fimbriate lip and petals; Andes;
- Sobralia macrantha - pink-magenta; from Mexico through Central America;
- Sobralia Mirabilis (hybrid)
- Sobralia sessilis - pink-lavender; from South America;
- Sobralia xantholeuca - yellow; from Chiapas, Mex. and Guatemala;
Otherswp:
- Sobralia allenii
- Sobralia altissima
- Sobralia amabilis
- Sobralia anceps
- Sobralia antioquiensis
- Sobralia atropubescens : Black-haired Sobralia
- Sobralia augusta
- Sobralia aurantiaca
- Sobralia biflora
- Sobralia bimaculata
- Sobralia bletiae
- Sobralia boliviensis
- Sobralia buchtienii
- Sobralia calliantha
- Sobralia caloglossa : Beautiful-lipped Sobralia
- Sobralia candida : White Sobralia
- Sobralia carazoi
- Sobralia cataractarum : Cataract Sobralia
- Sobralia cattleya
- Sobralia chatoensis
- Sobralia chrysantha
- Sobralia chrysoleuca
- Sobralia chrysostoma : Golden Mouth Sobralia
- Sobralia ciliata : Fine-haired Sobralia
- Sobralia crispissima
- Sobralia crocea : Saffron-yellow Sobralia
- Sobralia decora : Beautiful Sobralia
- Sobralia densifoliata
- Sobralia dichotoma : Two-piece Sobralia (type species)
- Sobralia dissimilis
- Sobralia dorbignyana
- Sobralia doremiliae
- Sobralia ecuadorana : Ecuadorian Sobralia
- Sobralia exilis
- Sobralia fimbriata : Fringed Sobralia
- Sobralia fragrans : Fragrant Sobralia
- Sobralia fruticetorum
- Sobralia galeottiana: Sitting Sobralia
- Sobralia gentryi
- Sobralia gloriana
- Sobralia gloriosa
- Sobralia granitica
- Sobralia hagsateri
- Sobralia hawkesii
- Sobralia helleri
- Sobralia herzogii : Herzog's Sobralia
- Sobralia hirta
- Sobralia hirtzii
- Sobralia hoppii : Hopp's Sobralia
- Sobralia infundibuligera : Trumpet Sobralia
- Sobralia × intermedia
- Sobralia kermesina
- Sobralia kerryae
- Sobralia klotzscheana : Klotzsch' Sobralia
- Sobralia labiata
- Sobralia lancea : Lanceolate Sobralia
- Sobralia leucoxantha : White-yellow Sobralia
- Sobralia liliastrum : Star-lily Sobralia
- Sobralia lindleyana
- Sobralia lowii
- Sobralia luerorum
- Sobralia luteola
- Sobralia macdougallii
- Sobralia macra
- Sobralia macrantha : Large-flowered Sobralia
- Sobralia macrantha var. kienastiana
- Sobralia macrantha var. macrantha
- Sobralia macrophylla: Large-leafed Sobralia
- Sobralia madisonii
- Sobralia maduroi
- Sobralia malmiana
- Sobralia malmquistiana
- Sobralia margaritae
- Sobralia mariannae
- Sobralia mucronata
- Sobralia mutisii
- Sobralia neudeckeri
- Sobralia nutans
- Sobralia odorata
- Sobralia oliva-estevae
- Sobralia oroana
- Sobralia paludosa
- Sobralia paradisiaca
- Sobralia pardalina
- Sobralia parviflora
- Sobralia persimilis
- Sobralia pfavii
- Sobralia piedadiae
- Sobralia portillae
- Sobralia powellii : Powell's Sobralia
- Sobralia pulcherrima : Very Beautiful Sobralia
- Sobralia pumila : Dwarf Sobralia
- Sobralia purpurea
- Sobralia quinata
- Sobralia rigidissima
- Sobralia roezlii : Roezl's Sobralia
- Sobralia rolfeana
- Sobralia rondonii
- Sobralia rosea : Rose-colored Sobralia
- Sobralia roseoalba
- Sobralia ruckeri
- Sobralia ruparupaensis
- Sobralia rupicola
- Sobralia sancti-josephi
- Sobralia sanfelicis
- Sobralia schultzei
- Sobralia scopulorum
- Sobralia semperflorens
- Sobralia setigera
- Sobralia sobralioides
- Sobralia speciosa
- Sobralia splendida
- Sobralia stenophylla : Thin-leafed Sobralia
- Sobralia stevensonii
- Sobralia tamboana
- Sobralia turkeliae
- Sobralia undatocarinata
- Sobralia uribei
- Sobralia valida
- Sobralia violacea : Violet Sobralia
- Sobralia virginalis : Virgin Sobralia
- Sobralia warszewiczii
- Sobralia weberbaueriana
- Sobralia wilsoniana
- Sobralia withneri : Withner's Sobralia
- Sobralia xantholeuca : Yellow-white Sobralia
- Sobralia yauaperyensis : Yauaperi River Sobralia
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Sobralia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Sobralia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)