? Laelia
Laelia anceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Epidendreae Subtribe: Laeliinae Alliance: Cattleya Genus: Laelia Lindl., 1831
Species
See text. Laelia anceps (an orchid) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Distribution Varieties Laelia anceps subsp. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Liliopsida is the botanical name for a class. ... Families according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Agapanthus Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae Themidaceae Xanthorrhoea Xeronema Asparagales is an order of monocots which includes a number of families of non-woody plants. ... Subfamilies Apostasioideae Cypripedioideae Epidendroideae Orchidoideae Vanilloideae For genera, see list of Orchidaceae genera. ... Tribes See text The Epidendroideae, or epidendroid orchids, are a subfamily of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). ... Orchid re-directs here; for alternate uses see Orchid (disambiguation) Genera Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. ... Laeliinae is a Neotropical subtribe including 40 orchid genera, such as Brassavola, Laelia, Sophronitis, and Cattleya. ... Lindley may mean: Lindley, New York Lindley, Free State is a town in South Africa John Lindley, botanist Nathaniel Lindley, 1st Baron Lindley, his son, jurist William Lindley and his son William Heerlein Lindley, 19th century civil engineers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...

Laelia is a small genus of eleven species from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). This is one of the most important and popular orchid genera, because of the beautiful flowers, their genetic properties and because they are fairly easy in culture. It is probably named after Laelia, one of the Vestal Virgins. Another possibility is the name borne by female members of the Roman patrician family of Laelius. Subfamilies Apostasioideae Cypripedioideae Epidendroideae Orchidoideae Vanilloideae For genera, see list of Orchidaceae genera. ... A vestal Virgin, engraving by Sir Frederick Leighton, ca 1890: Leightons artistic sense has won over his passion for historical accuracy in showing the veil over the Vestals head at sacrifices, the suffibulum, as translucent, instead of fine white wool. ... Patricians were originally the elite caste in ancient Rome. ...

They are found in the subtropical or temperate climate of Central America, but mostly in Mexico. Laelia speciosa is a high-elevation plant, preferring sunny, dry and cool conditions. The others grow in the rainforest with a warm, humid summer and a dry cool winter. The species L. albida, L. anceps and L. autumnalis prefer higher and cooler altitudes. Map of Central America Central America is a central region of the Americas. ...

Most are epiphytes, but a few are lithophytes, such as Laelia anceps. They are closely related to Cattleya with only the number of pollinia differing. Stems are usually short, however the stem of Laelia anceps can be more than 1 m long. The ovate pseudobulbs are clearly separate. These are about 6 - 30 cm long. One or two waxy, leathery leaves develop from each pseudobulb. This leaf can be up to 20 cm long. The inflorescence is a raceme, which can be 30 cm long, with up to eight flowers, growing from the top of the pseudobulb. These flowers can be pink to purple, with a beautifully colored purple lip becoming white close to the column . They bloom in spring or autumn. Albino varieties are rare and therefore prized. Don't worry if you think you'll never own an albino Laelia. Due to tissue culture or mericloning, the availability of albinos are now available provided you find the right lab An example of an epiphyte assemblage of orchids and bromeliads in a garden setting The term epiphyte refers to any plant that grows upon or attached to another living plant. ... Lithophytes are a type of plant that grows in or on rocks. ... Pollinia of Phalaenopsis Pollinium, or plural pollinia, is a coherent mass of pollen grains. ... A stem is the above ground axis of a vascular plant. ... The pseudobulb is a storage organ derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes. ... The leaves of a Beech tree A leaf with laminar structure and pinnate venation In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... Clivia miniata right hereflowers. ... The column, or technically the gynostemium, is a reproductive structure in the center of an orchid flower (also in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, such as in Thottea hainanensis ). It is derived from the fusion of both male and female parts (stamens and pistil) into a single organ. ... Albinism is a genetic condition resulting in a lack of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair. ...

Members of this genus tend to be fairly easy in culture, and some plants are surprisingly drought-tolerant. Culture is highly dependent upon the natural habitat of the species in question, although many do well as mounted (plaqued) specimens so that the roots receive plenty of air circulation and a sharp wet-and-dry cycle.

Many species from South America, which used to belong to Laelia, are now classified under Sophronitis (van den Berg and Chase Lindleyana 15 (2), page 115, June 2000). The taxonomic status of some of these species is somewhat in doubt as they were moved there on the basis of molecular phylogeny. It seems likely that some growers and taxonomists will reject these changes, and continue to accept these "Sophronitis" species as laelias. Species See text. ... Molecular phylogeny is the use of the structure of molecules to gain information on an organisms evolutionary relationships. ...

Laelia species readily form hybrids within the genus, and with other genera, including Cattleya (x Laeliocattleya, more than 2,000 species), Brassavola, Rhyncholaelia, and Sophronitis. The majority of orchid hybrids belong to this category, i.e. x Sophrolaeliocattleya, x Brassolaeliocattleya and a number of other variations. In biology, hybrid has three meanings. ... Species See text Cattleya is a genus of approximately 53 species of orchids from Mexico to tropical South America. ... Species See text Brassavola (R. Brown, 1813) is a genus of twenty orchids the Orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Epidendreae, subtribe Laeliinae. ... Species Rhyncholaelia digbyana Rhyncholaelia glauca Rhyncholaelia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), comprising 2 species. ... Species See text. ...

Species

Laelia gouldiana

• Laelia albida Bateman ex Lindl., 1839 (Mexico).
• Laelia anceps Lindlm., 1835 (Mexico to Guatemala).
  • Laelia anceps subsp. anceps (Mexico to Guatemala). Pseudobulb epiphyte
  • Laelia anceps subsp. dawsonii (J.Anderson) Rolfe, 1922 (Mexico - Guerrero, Oaxaca). Pseudobulb epiphyte
• Laelia aurea A.Navarro, 1990 (Mexico - Durango, Sinaloa, Nayarit).
• Laelia autumnalis (Lex.) Lindl., 1831 (Mexico).
• Laelia crawshayana Rchb.f., 1883 (Mexico - Jalisco).
• Laelia eyermaniana Rchb.f., 1888 (N. & W. Mexico).
• Laelia furfuracea Lindl., 1839 (Mexico - Oaxaca).
• Laelia gouldiana Rchb.f., 1888 (Mexico - Hidalgo).
• Laelia rubescens Lindl., 1840 (Mexico to C. America).
• Laelia speciosa (Kunth) Schltr., 1914 : Mayflower orchid (Mexico).

Laelia gouldiana (an orchid) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Laelia gouldiana (an orchid) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Distribution Varieties Laelia anceps subsp. ... Commonly called the Mayflower orchid, Laelia speciosa is found in area of Mexico with high elevation of 1400 to 2400 meters. ...

Synonymy

The genus Amalia Rchb. is generally included here. In scientific classification, synonymy is the existence of multiple systematic names to label the same organism. ... Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (January 8, 1793 - March 17, 1879) was a German botanist and ornithologist. ...

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