Orchidaceae
Laelia albida
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Laelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- Spanish
- Flor de mayo
Synonyms
- Amalia albida (Bateman ex Lindl.) Heynh.
- Bletia albida (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.
- Cattleya albida (Bateman ex Lindl.) Beer
- Laelia albida f. sulphurea (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss
- Laelia albida var. brunnea Rchb.f.
- Laelia albida var. labellopurpurea R.Warner ex J.Dix
- Laelia albida var. maryaniae (B.S.Williams) B.S.Williams
- Laelia albida var. ochracea Rchb.f.
- Laelia albida var. stobartiana Rchb.f.
- Laelia albida var. sulphurea Rchb.f.
- Laelia albida var. superba F.Buyss.
- Laelia albida var. tuckeri Rchb.f.
- Laelia candida Lodd. ex W.H.Baxter
- Laelia discolor A.Rich. & Galeotti
- Laelia maryaniae B.S.Williams
Flowers
- In flower
- November to December (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

LeavesPhoto: Delano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ulises Emmanuel Martínez Burgos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Laelia albida: [Western Mexico / メキシコ西部] SECTION Podolaelia .mw-parser-output .smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps} Schlechter Distribution: Mexico (79 MXC MXE MXN MXS) Lifeform](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Laelia_albida_fma._splash_Bateman_ex_Lindl.%2C_Edwards%27s_Bot._Reg._25%28Misc.%29_2_%281839%29_%2850812615116%29.jpg/1280px-Laelia_albida_fma._splash_Bateman_ex_Lindl.%2C_Edwards%27s_Bot._Reg._25%28Misc.%29_2_%281839%29_%2850812615116%29.jpg)
Photo: sunoochi, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Laelia albida: [Western Mexico / メキシコ西部] SECTION Podolaelia .mw-parser-output .smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps} Schlechter Distribution: Mexico (79 MXC MXE MXN MXS) Lifeform](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Laelia_albida_fma._splash_Bateman_ex_Lindl.%2C_Edwards%27s_Bot._Reg._25%28Misc.%29_2_%281839%29_%2850812614061%29.jpg/1280px-Laelia_albida_fma._splash_Bateman_ex_Lindl.%2C_Edwards%27s_Bot._Reg._25%28Misc.%29_2_%281839%29_%2850812614061%29.jpg)
Photo: sunoochi, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugenio Padilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Laelia albida: [Western Mexico / メキシコ西部] SECTION Podolaelia .mw-parser-output .smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps} Schlechter Distribution: Mexico (79 MXC MXE MXN MXS) Lifeform](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Laelia_albida_fma._splash_Bateman_ex_Lindl.%2C_Edwards%27s_Bot._Reg._25%28Misc.%29_2_%281839%29_%2850812730147%29.jpg/1280px-Laelia_albida_fma._splash_Bateman_ex_Lindl.%2C_Edwards%27s_Bot._Reg._25%28Misc.%29_2_%281839%29_%2850812730147%29.jpg)
Photo: sunoochi, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugenio Padilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Laelia albida: [Western Mexico / メキシコ西部] SECTION Podolaelia .mw-parser-output .smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps} Schlechter Distribution: Mexico (79 MXC MXE MXN MXS) Lifeform](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Laelia_albida_fma._splash_Bateman_ex_Lindl.%2C_Edwards%27s_Bot._Reg._25%28Misc.%29_2_%281839%29_%2850811872648%29.jpg/1280px-Laelia_albida_fma._splash_Bateman_ex_Lindl.%2C_Edwards%27s_Bot._Reg._25%28Misc.%29_2_%281839%29_%2850811872648%29.jpg)
Photo: sunoochi, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.