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''Sophronitis'', abbreviated Soph in horticultural trade, is a genus of small, epiphytic or lithophytic orchids, growing in the damp montane forest of eastern Brazil, Paraguay and NE Argentina. Currently, 65 species are recognized. ''Sophronitis'' species are widely known for their red flowers, particularly ''Sophronitis coccinea''. Between the time that the Brazilian ''Laelias'' were moved to ''Sophronitis'' and the reduction of ''Sophronitis'' to synonymy under ''Cattleya'', the genus was also known for large flowered species such as ''Sophronitis purpurata''. In January 2008, the International Orchid Committee voted to reduce ''Sophronitis'' to synonymy under ''Cattleya''. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has already moved a hybrid of the rupicolous ''Laelia'' that had been renamed ''Sophronitis esalqueana'' into the genus ''Cattleya''. == Description == They have short, ovoid, often densely clustered pseudobulbs along the rhizome, in which grows a single, or rarely two, apical, erect, fleshy, gray-green leaves. The leaf gives rise to a terminal inflorescence with one to eight flowers. Sometimes this inflorescence is subtended by a spathaceous bract, sometimes erroneously called spathe (spathe is a typical form in some other families such as Araceae and Arecaceae). The flowers have similarly shaped sepals and petals, and can be yellow, pink, lavender, magenta, orange and red. The trilobed lip has lateral lobes that partially encircle the column. The smaller midlobe has a yellow disc and the spur is adnate to the ovary. The lip often presents some lamellate calli. Some species are yellow, and almost all species have some shades of orange due to natural variation within the species. They are used extensively in hybridization to influence the small size and the dark red color of the progeny, such as in the hybrid x ''Sophrolaeliocattleya'' (x''Slc''.) ''Sophronitis'' species are quite small, a characteristic that may be conferred to progeny such that they are more compact. This new classification was created by Van den Berg and M.W. Chase in 2000. In addition to the traditional small, red species, it included all ''Laelia'' species from Brazil, based on DNA evidence. The Mexican species still are ''Laelia''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sophronitis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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