Sophronitis purpurata
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Sophronitis purpurata''
| image = Laelia purpurata carnea.jpg
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
| tribus = [[Epidendreae]]
| subtribus = [[Laeliinae]]
| alliance = Cattleya
| genus = ''[[Sophronitis]]''
| species = '''''S. purpurata'''''
| species_authority = (Lindl. & Paxton) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, 2000
| binomial = ''Sophronitis purpurata''
| binomial_authority = ([[Lindl.]]) [[Van den Berg]] & [[M.W.Chase]], [[2000]]
}}
'''''Sophronitis purpurata''''' is native to [[Brazil]] where it is very popular among orchid growers. It is an [[epiphyte]] that is found in the canopy of tall trees near coastal areas, in the Brazilian States of [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] and [[São Paulo]]. The orchid favors bright light and cool to warm conditions and is relative easy to cultive. S. purpurata has been used extensively as a parent in hybrididizing with [[Cattleya]]s. Sophronitis purpurata blooms from late spring to fall with three to five flowers on a spike. The flowers are long-lasting and fragrant.
==Synonyms==
*''Laelia purpurata'' Lindl. & Paxt. 1852
*''Hadrolaelia purpurata'' (Lindl. & Paxt.) Chiron & Castro Neto 2002
*''Chironiella purpurata'' (Lindl. & Paxt.) Braem 2006
*''Brasilaelia purpurata'' (Lindl. & Paxt.) Campacci & Gutfreund 2006
==Horticultural forms==
*'''Sophronitis purpurata f. alba'''(Lindley 1852-3) white lip, sepals and pedals
*'''Sophornitis purpurata f. carnea''' (Lindley 1852-3) pink lip, white sepals and pedals
*'''Sophronitis purpurata f. flammea''' (Lindley 1852-3) magenta lip, pink sepals and white pedals
*'''Sophronitis purpurata f. oculata''' (Lindley 1852-3) purple patches on lip, white sepals and pedals
[[Image:Laelia purpurata oculata.JPG|thumb|left|Sophronitis purpurata var. oculata]]
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*'''Sophronitis purpurata f. roxo-violeta''' (Lindley 1852-3) light reddish purple lip, white sepals and pedals
*'''Sophronitis purpurata f. rubra''' (Lindley 1852-3) magenta lip, pink sepals and pedals
*'''Sophronitis purpurata f. sanguinea''' magenta lip, sepals and pedals
*'''Sophronitis purpurata f. striata''' (Lindley 1852-3) magenta lip, pink vein pattern sepals and pedals
*'''Sophronitis purpurata f. vagnota''' (Lindley 1852-3) dark red lip, white sepals and pedals
*'''Sophronitis purpurata f. vinicolor''' dark red lip with small white patch at the end, white sepals and pedals
*'''Sophronitis purpurata f. werkhaeuserii''' (Lindley 1852-3) light bluish lip, white sepals and pedals
[[Category:Orchid species]]