Brassavola revoluta Barb. Rodr. 1882 SECTION Conchoglossum

Side View of Flower

Plant and Flower Photos by © Luiz Felipe Varela and his Flickr Orchid Photo Webpage

Part shadeCold LATEWinter EARLYSpring

Common Name The Revolute Epidendrum [refers to the lip]

Flower Size 2.4" [6 cm]

Found in Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina Brazil as a small sized epiphyte that blooms in the late winter and early spring.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae Brasilenses Band I Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Lieferung 42/3 2001; Orchid Digest vol 71 #4 Oct, Nov, Dec 2007drawing fide;

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