I don't like the large Sophronitis concept and keep them separated. Sophronitis purpurata aches in my ears!
Me too, although my amateur opinion does not count. I understood this swollen Sophronitis is a temporary expedient until the taxonomists finally decide where the Brazilian "Laelias" really belong.
I'm puzzled about a spelling problem. There is a state of Brazil called Minas Geraes (General Mines) which is famous for orchids. There is a subspecies of Cattleya bicolor that they spell minasgaerensis. I should think it would be spelled minasgeraensis or minasgeraeensis. I asked Govaerts about this but haven't received an answer.
Iris
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