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Sophronitis aff. acuensis 'MC962' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN2211
Name: Sophronitis aff. acuensis 'MC962' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Marianna Max  (Email: marianna.max@mssm.edu)
 
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant
 
 
Comments: Parent plant: The lip is pure yellow with an orange/red picotee around the outer edge and an orange/red flare at the tip. The back of the sepals are yellow with the front of the sepals overlaid heavily with red. The petals are clear red front and back except for a yellow stripe in the middle back. The ovary is smooth.
 

About the name...
Etymology of acuensis   Means from Pico de Acu, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of aff.   An abbreviation of the latin word "affinis," it indicates that the plant resembles the mentioned species. This could be because it is the species or is closely related to it. (Source: Troy Meyers)
Etymology of sophronitis   From latinized Greek "sophros" modest. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of sophronitis   sof-row-NYE-tis (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: Seed not viable- failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
You should: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
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