Cattleya pygmaea

 Cattleya pygmaea (Pabst) Van den Berg, Neodiversity 3(1): 11 (2008).

Cattleya pygmaea
Cattleya pygmaea
Cattleya pygmaea
Cattleya pygmaea
Cattleya pygmaea (Pabst) Van den Berg, Photo by Tomas Bajza

its native range is Brazil (S. Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo).

Latin Name: 

Cattleya pygmaea (Pabst) Van den Berg

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Cattleya coccinea subsp. pygmaea (Pabst) W.Forst.

Hadrolaelia pygmaea (Pabst) Chiron & V.P.Castro

Sophronitis mantiqueirae var. pygmaea (Pabst) Fowlie

Sophronitis pygmaea (Pabst) Withner.

English Name:

The Pygmy Sophronitis.

Description: 

Distribution:

Brazil Southeast.

Ecological:

At elevations of 915 to 1067 m as a miniature sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte in tropical rainforests. 

Flowering times:

Blooms from sping to fall.

Flower size:

2.0 cm.

Cultivation:

With high humidity and medium light and temps of 45F to 85F and should never be allowed to completely dry out. 

Typus:

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/77114686-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60448121-2

http://www.orchidspecies.com/sophpygmaea.htm

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