''Sobralia decora'', commonly known as the beautiful sobralia, is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

. It is pink-lavender and is found from Mexico through Central America. It is kept by orchid fanciers.

Note on species name and synonyms

There has been a lot of confusion and dubious determinations of this species in the 19th century, see the text in: * ''Curtis's botanical magazine'' vol. 120 (ser. 3 no. 50) tab. 7376: ''(http://www.botanicus.org/page/453767) *''Biologia Centrali-Americana :zoology, botany and archaeology /edited by Frederick Ducane Godman and Osbert Salvin'', vol. 3 page 295. (http://www.botanicus.org/page/598626)

References

External links

''The Sobralia pages'', ''S. decora''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7550178 decora Orchids of Central America Orchids of Belize Orchids of Costa Rica Orchids of Mexico