Sobralia decora, commonly known as the beautiful sobralia, is a species of orchid. It is pink-lavender and is found from Mexico through Central America. It is kept by orchid fanciers.

Beautiful sobralia
Sobralia decora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Sobralia
Species:
S. decora
Binomial name
Sobralia decora
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There has been a lot of confusion and dubious determinations of this species in the 19th century, see the text in:

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