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Internal ID UUID643fe03f84d13756040462
Scientific name Laelia speciosa
Authority (Kunth) Schltr.
First published in Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht. : 233 (1914)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Laelia grandiflora Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 115 (1831)
Laelia majalis Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 25(Misc.): 35 (1839)
Bletia grandiflora Lex. Nov. Veg. Descr. 2(Orchid. Opusc.): 17 (1825)
Bletia speciosa Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 342 (1816)
Cattleya grahamii Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 116 (1833)
Cattleya majalis Beer Prakt. Stud. Orchid. : 212 (1854)
Laelia grandiflora var. alba Dimmock Amer. Gardening 22: 398. 1901
Amalia grandiflora Heynh. Alph. Aufz. Gew. : 29 (1846)
Amalia majalis Heynh. Alph. Aufz. Gew. : 29 (1846)

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Language Common/alternative name
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Russian Лелия специоза
Chinese 美丽蕾丽兰

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000222128
Tropicos 23521453
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:134723-2
The Plant List kew-107072
Open Tree Of Life 850832
NCBI Taxonomy 123159
IPNI 134723-2
iNaturalist 140596
GBIF 5314544
Freebase /m/0d4jts
EOL 1142348
Wikipedia Laelia_speciosa

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Genetic diversity and structure in two epiphytic orchids from the montane forests of southern Ecuador: The role of overcollection on Masdevallia rosea in comparison with the widespread Pleurothallis lilijae Riofrío M, Naranjo C, Mendoza A, Draper D, Marques I PLoS One 15-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10503748
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0290604
PMID:37713402
Contribution of Morphoanatomic Characters to the Taxonomy of the Genus LAELIA (Orchidaceae) in Mexico and Their Implication in Environmental Adaptation Castellanos-Ramírez M, Rosas U, Guzmán-Ramos MC, Sandoval-Zapotitla E Plants (Basel) 01-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005411
doi:10.3390/plants12051089
PMID:36903949
Patterns of Species Richness and Distribution of the Genus Laelia s.l. vs. Laelia s.s. (Laeliinae: Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) in Mexico: Taxonomic Contribution and Conservation Implications Olivares-Juárez MI, Burgos-Hernández M, Santiago-Alvarádo M Plants (Basel) 17-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9609499
doi:10.3390/plants11202742
PMID:36297766
The challenges of growing orchids from seeds for conservation: An assessment of asymbiotic techniques Jolman D, Batalla MI, Hungerford A, Norwood P, Tait N, Wallace LE Appl Plant Sci 11-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9575117
doi:10.1002/aps3.11496
PMID:36258786
Phylogenetic endemism of the orchids of Megamexico reveals complementary areas for conservation Gutiérrez-Rodríguez BE, Vásquez-Cruz M, Sosa V Plant Divers 25-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC9363653
doi:10.1016/j.pld.2022.03.004
PMID:35967260
Distribution and conservation of species is misestimated if biotic interactions are ignored: the case of the orchid Laelia speciosa Flores-Tolentino M, García-Valdés R, Saénz-Romero C, Ávila-Díaz I, Paz H, Lopez-Toledo L Sci Rep 12-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7293343
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-63638-9
PMID:32533000
Exploring molecular evolution of Rubisco in C3 and CAM Orchidaceae and Bromeliaceae Hermida-Carrera C, Fares MA, Font-Carrascosa M, Kapralov MV, Koch MA, Mir A, Molins A, Ribas-Carbó M, Rocha J, Galmés J BMC Evol Biol 22-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC6977233
doi:10.1186/s12862-019-1551-8
PMID:31969115
Cultural, economic, and ecological factors influencing management of wild plants and mushrooms interchanged in Purépecha markets of Mexico Farfán-Heredia B, Casas A, Rangel-Landa S J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 20-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC6245724
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0269-9
PMID:30454000
Physiological diversity of orchids Zhang S, Yang Y, Li J, Qin J, Zhang W, Huang W, Hu H Plant Divers 25-Jun-2018
PMCID:PMC6137271
doi:10.1016/j.pld.2018.06.003
PMID:30740565
Biomonitors of atmospheric nitrogen deposition: potential uses and limitations Díaz-Álvarez EA, Lindig-Cisneros R, de la Barrera E Conserv Physiol 13-Mar-2018
PMCID:PMC5848806
doi:10.1093/conphys/coy011
PMID:29564134
Anther development in tribe Epidendreae: orchids with contrasting pollination syndromes Valencia-Nieto B, Sosa V, Márquez-Guzmán J PeerJ 27-Feb-2018
PMCID:PMC5833465
doi:10.7717/peerj.4383
PMID:29503766
What Is There in Seeds? Vertically Transmitted Endophytic Resources for Sustainable Improvement in Plant Growth Shahzad R, Khan AL, Bilal S, Asaf S, Lee IJ Front Plant Sci 23-Jan-2018
PMCID:PMC5787091
doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00024
PMID:29410675
Ethnoecology of the interchange of wild and weedy plants and mushrooms in Phurépecha markets of Mexico: economic motives of biotic resources management Farfán-Heredia B, Casas A, Moreno-Calles AI, García-Frapolli E, Castilleja A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Jan-2018
PMCID:PMC5769434
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0205-z
PMID:29334977
Responses to simulated nitrogen deposition by the neotropical epiphytic orchid Laelia speciosa Díaz-Álvarez EA, Lindig-Cisneros R, de la Barrera E PeerJ 23-Jun-2015
PMCID:PMC4485242
doi:10.7717/peerj.1021
PMID:26131375
Host specificity in vascular epiphytes: a review of methodology, empirical evidence and potential mechanisms Wagner K, Mendieta-Leiva G, Zotz G AoB Plants 06-Jan-2015
PMCID:PMC4306756
doi:10.1093/aobpla/plu092
PMID:25564514

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