Bratonia Shelob 'Tolkien'

Brassia edvah loo x brassia rex × miltonia minas gerais

This is a hybrid orchid resulting from the cross Brassia x Miltonia. It was registered in 1998 by J.W.McCully and is a cross between Bratonia Olmec and Brassia Edvah Loo. Bratonia olmec is in turn a hybrid resulting from Brassia Rex × Miltonia Minas Gerais. Brassia Rex is an orchid hybrid originated by W.W.G.Moir in 1964. It is a cross of Brs. verrucosa x Brs. gireoudiana. Miltonia Minas Gerais is an orchid hybrid originated by W.W.G.Moir in 1965. It is a cross of Milt. Anne Warne x Milt. candida.
Bratonia (Miltassia) Shelob Tolkien Orchid exhibit in the Botanical Garden of Leuven, Belgium. Belgium,Brassia Edvah Loo x Brassia Rex × Miltonia Minas Gerais,Bratonia Shelob 'Tolkien',Geotagged,Spring

Appearance

Blooms have a spidery shape, with long thin petals and an elongated broader lip. The petals are a dark brown and purple color, sometimes displayed as blotches of brown on an orange, light brown canvas. The lip is wider and has a vivid purple or pink color, with a few brown spots surrounded by a yellow rim. The effect of the flowers is spectacular, this being the strong point of this orchid. It is one of the few non yellow and brown, Brassia shaped flowers of the orchid world.

Distribution

Worldwide as ornamental.

Habitat

Epiphytic.

Uses

Ornamental.

References:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratonia
https://perfectplants.co.uk/spider-orchid-bratonia-shelob-tolkien-plant-in-a-12cm-pot-rarely-seen.html
https://si.gardenexplorer.org/taxon-29580.aspx
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusBratonia
SpeciesBrassia edvah loo x brassia rex × miltonia minas gerais
Photographed in
Belgium