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02-17-2009, 03:10 PM

Mauricioguga Mauricioguga is offline

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Originally Posted by Intruder

Yes: Cattleya leopoldii Verschaffelt. 1854
Named in honor of the first king of the Belgians Leopold I (King from 1831 to 1865).
The Verschaffelt's greenhouses were created at Ghent in 1825, three members of this compagny explorated the Brasil (and also Mexico and Guyana), theTonel brothers and François Devos. This is probably one of them which brought back to Belgium the first Cattleya leopoldii.

And the Greenhouses, are still there? There's a orchid collection?

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