Sobralia decora Bateman

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Sobralia decora Bateman

  • Collector(s)

    R. L. Dressler 1544, 20 Jul 1954 - 20 Aug 1954

  • Location

    Mexico. Chiapas. Ocosingo Mun. near Laguna Ocotal Grande, ca. 25-30 km South-east of Monte (Cerro) Libano (which is ca. 45 km E of Ocosingo).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4139871

    Occurrence ID: a011f0d3-8629-4c82-a57e-b475e9875bb3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Sobralia decora Bateman

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Chiapas

  • County/Municipio

    Ocosingo Mun.

  • Locality

    near Laguna Ocotal Grande, ca. 25-30 km South-east of Monte (Cerro) Libano (which is ca. 45 km E of Ocosingo)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 950 m. (3117 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
1544 J	V
Epiphyte and terrestrial in rocky sites A
near lake (occasional at other sites near
lake)* Rooting readily at old inflorescences}
sepals & petals white to pale pink, limb^
of lip very pale to fairly dark rose-pink
with small area of white in front center,v
throat yellow in pale forms to bronzé* in
darker ones* Many plants flowering on one
day and none for several days thereafter#
fis* short-lived.
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PLANTS OF MEXICO
CHIAPAS, Mttnicipio de Ocosingo
Sobralia decora Bateman
Limestone area, near Laguna Ocotal Grande, ca. 25—80 km. South-
east of Monte (Cerro) Libano (which is ca. 45 km. E. of Ocosingo).
Elev. ca. 950 m.
Pine forest with Piniu, Hauya Saurauia (ocotal) . . . Q
Tall tropical evergreen forest with Talauma, Quercus $
Cymbopetalum (telva).................O
Dense transition of slender hardwoods (monte)......?
Robert L. Dressier, No. 1544
July 20—August 20, 1954
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