<p>Pseudobulb epiphyte
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo) (84 BZL)
Homotypic Synonyms:
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<ul><li>Sophronitis wittigiana Barb.Rodr., Rev. Hort. (Paris) 50: 24 (1878).</li></ul><p>Hadrolaelia wittigiana (Barb.Rodr.) Chiron &amp; V.P.Castro, Richardiana 2: 21 (2002).
(* Basionym/Replaced Synonym)
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Sophronitis purpurea Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 9: 462 (1878), nom. illeg.
Sophronitis rosea Gostling, Gard. Chron., n.s., 21: 243 (1884).
Sophronitis grandiflora var. purpurea (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 2: 106 (1887).
Sophronitis wittigiana var. longifolia Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius &amp; auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(5): 318 (1901).
Hadrolaelia wittigiana f. candida (Roeth &amp; O.Gruss) Roeth &amp; O.Gruss, Orchidee (Hamburg) 56: 204 (2005).
Sophronitis wittigiana f. candida Roeth &amp; O.Gruss, Orchidee (Hamburg) 56: 54 (2005).
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Cattleya wittigiana f. candida (Roeth &amp; O.Gruss) Van den Berg, Neodiversity 3: 12 (2008).
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/snotch/47033748081/">[Espírito Santo, Brazil] Cattleya wittigiana (Barb.Rodr.) Van den Berg, Neodiversity 3: 12 (2008)</a>