Sobralia decora - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Sobralia decora, commonly known as the Beautiful Sobralia, is a species of orchid.

Note on sp. name and synonyma

There has been a lot of confusion and dubious determinations of this species in the 19th century, see the text in:

Curtis's botanical magazine
Curtis's Botanical Magazine
The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis's Botanical Magazine....

vol. 120 (ser. 3 no. 50) tab. 7376: (http://www.botanicus.org/page/453767)
Biologia Centrali-Americana :zoology, botany and archaeology /edited by Frederick Ducane Godman and Osbert Salvin, vol. 3 page 295. (http://www.botanicus.org/page/598626)

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