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'''''Broughtonia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[orchid]]s ([[family (biology)|family]] [[Orchidaceae]]) of the [[Greater Antilles]]. The genus is abbreviated '''Bro''' in trade journals. | |||
With the inclusion of the genera '''''Cattleyopsis''''' <small>[[Lem.]]</small> and '''''Laeliopsis''''' <small>[[John Lindley|Lindl.]] & [[Paxton]]</small> it consists of 6 species. | |||
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Broughtonia sanguinea, R. Br. Pseudobulbs up to 2 in. long, 2-lvd.: Lvs. 2-4 in. long, leathery, linear-oblong: racemes of 5-10 fls. about 1½ in. across and of a crimson-purple; sepals lanceolate, acute; petals oval-oblong; lip nearly orbicular, denticulate on the margin. Jamaica | Broughtonia sanguinea, R. Br. Pseudobulbs up to 2 in. long, 2-lvd.: Lvs. 2-4 in. long, leathery, linear-oblong: racemes of 5-10 fls. about 1½ in. across and of a crimson-purple; sepals lanceolate, acute; petals oval-oblong; lip nearly orbicular, denticulate on the margin. Jamaica. | ||
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Broughtonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) of the Greater Antilles. The genus is abbreviated Bro in trade journals.
With the inclusion of the genera Cattleyopsis Lem. and Laeliopsis Lindl. & Paxton it consists of 6 species.
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Broughtonia sanguinea, R. Br. Pseudobulbs up to 2 in. long, 2-lvd.: Lvs. 2-4 in. long, leathery, linear-oblong: racemes of 5-10 fls. about 1½ in. across and of a crimson-purple; sepals lanceolate, acute; petals oval-oblong; lip nearly orbicular, denticulate on the margin. Jamaica.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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