laelia

[ lee-lee-uh ]

/ ˈli li ə /

any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.

Origin of laelia

< New Latin (1763), perhaps after Caius Laelius, Roman statesman of the 2nd century b.c.; see -a²

And there, a short distance to the north, lives Laelia pumila, which might supply the rosy tinge.

The Woodlands Orchids |Frederick Boyle
In front and on one side are banks of tufa planted with Masdevallias, Lycastes, Laelia harpophylla, and so forth.

The Woodlands Orchids |Frederick Boyle
Overhead is a long row of Laelia Jongheana—some three hundred of them here and elsewhere.

The Woodlands Orchids |Frederick Boyle
Mr. Rolfe has satisfied himself that the strain of Laelia purpurata is always present.

The Woodlands Orchids |Frederick Boyle

Robin Measures is assumed to be a natural hybrid of Laelia xanthina × Catt.

The Woodlands Orchids |Frederick Boyle