Cattleya Pão de Açucar - Orchid Board

Mauricioguga · #1 02-16-2009, 04:37 PM

Hello everybody,
Cattleya Pão de Açucar

Tindomul · #2 02-16-2009, 08:57 PM

Very nice! What does Pao stand for? I think I know Acucar means sugar.

Tindomul · #3 02-16-2009, 09:13 PM

cool, thanks.

Mauricioguga · #4 02-16-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Jan Pahl

Pão de Açúcar = sugar bread, sugar loaf

Is a table mountain at Rio de Janeiro

Edit. By the way, Pão de Açúcar is side by side Pedra da Gavea, the main distribution area for a entire species (Laelia lobata). The species only grows there and in few less representative places at Niteroi area at the other bay area in front "sugar loaf". Is like having a entire species distributed in Alcatraz and some San Francisco Bay area.

Thank's Jan!
There's also Cattleya Corcovado and Cattleya Pedra da Gávea other two table mountains in Rio and C. Lagoa, the lake in front of Corcovado mountain (Christ, the redeemer)

isurus79 · #5 02-16-2009, 11:55 PM

Thats really nice! What are the parents?

peeweelovesbooks · #6 02-17-2009, 12:23 AM

beautiful.

DebsC · #7 02-17-2009, 12:48 AM

Spectacular!!!

Mauricioguga · #8 02-17-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by isurus79

Thats really nice! What are the parents?

Thanks
Son of: Cattleya Kerchoveana (Cattleya granulosa X Cattleya schilleriana ) X Cattleya Brabantiae (Cattleya aclandiae X Cattleya loddigesii)

Intruder · #9 02-17-2009, 01:57 PM

As you know Mauricio I like all the spoted cattleyas and this one particularly. Just for information. The name Kerchovea and Brabantia have Belgian origins. The family de Kerchove has been implied in the floriculture for more than 100 years in Belgium and two of its descendants organize every five years the greatest flowers exibition in Belgium (Ghent 2010).The Brabantiae name was given by the gardener Dominy (Veitch) to honor the Duchess of Brabant (Belgium), later, Queen of Belgium (1853).

Mauricioguga · #10 02-17-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Intruder

As you know Mauricio I like all the spoted cattleyas and this one particularly. Just for information. The name Kerchovea and Brabantia have Belgian origins. The family de Kerchove has been implied in the floriculture for more than 100 years in Belgium and two of its descendants organize every five years the greatest flowers exibition in Belgium (Ghent 2010).The Brabantiae name was given by the gardener Dominy (Veitch) to honor the Duchess of Brabant (Belgium), later, Queen of Belgium (1853).

Someone told me Cattleya Leopoldii is a tribute for King Leopold from Belgium. Do you know something about it?