An orchid (mainly an epiphyte) native to the forests of Central and South America. Most kinds have swollen, bulb-like stems (pseudobulbs) bearing 13 leaves, and spikes of up to 47 large, showy flowers. Widely cultivated with numerous hybrids, they are one of the most widely used orchids of floristry. (Genus: Cattleya, 30 species. Family: Orchidaceae.)
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Cattleya labiata
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Division:
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Magnoliophyta
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Class:
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Liliopsida
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Order:
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Asparagales
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Family:
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Orchidaceae
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Subfamily:
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Epidendroideae
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Tribe:
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Epidendreae
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Subtribe:
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Laeliinae
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Alliance:
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Cattleya
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Genus:
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Cattleya
Lindl.
Taxonomy
The genus is divided into two groups:
bifoliate Cattleyas, occurring in the Amazon and Eastern Brazil. Two broad leaves grow from each pseudobulb monofoliate Cattleyas, occurring in Brazil, Colombia,
Panama, Peru and Venezuela.
Species
Cattleya aclandiae : Lady Ackland's Cattleya (Brazil) Cattleya amethystoglossa : Amethyst-lipped Cattleya (Brazil) Cattleya
araguaiensis : Cattleya from Araguaia river (Brazil) == Cattleyella araguaiensis (Pabst) van den Berg & M.W.Chase, see Cattleyella Cattleya
aurantiaca : Orange Cattleya (Mexico to C. America) == Guarianthe aurantiaca, see Guarianthe Cattleya aurea : Golden-yellow Cattleya
(S. Pseudobulb epiphyte Cattleya bicolor : Bicolored Cattleya (SE. Brazil) Cattleya bicolor subsp. bicolor (Brazil). canastrensis
(Brazil) . minasgeraiensis (Brazil). Pseudobulb epiphyte Cattleya bowringiana : Bowring's Cattleya (Mexico to Honduras) == Guarianthe bowringiana, see
Guarianthe Cattleya candida (Colombia). Cattleya dormaniana : Dorman's Cattleya (Brazil) Cattleya dowiana : Queen of the
Cattleyas, Dow's Cattleya (Costa Rica). Cattleya elongata : Cattleya with the Elongated Stalk (Brazil) Cattleya forbesii : Forbes' Cattleya
(Brazil) Cattleya gaskelliana : Gaskell's Cattleya (Colombia to Trinidad). Cattleya granulosa : Granulose Cattleya (Brazil) Cattleya
guttata : Spotted Cattleya (Brazil). Cattleya harrisoniana : Harrison's Cattleya (SE. Brazil). Cattleya intermedia : Intermediate
Cattleya (SE. Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay). orlata Cattleya iricolor : Rainbow-colored Cattleya (Ecuador to Peru). Cattleya jenmanii :
Jenman's Cattleya (Venezuela to Guyana). Cattleya kerrii : Kerr's Cattleya (Brazil). Cattleya labiata : Crimson Cattleya, Ruby-lipped Cattleya
(Brazil) Cattleya lawrenceana : Sir Trevor Lawrence's Cattleya (Venezuela, Guyana, N. Brazil). Cattleya loddigesii : Loddiges' Cattleya (SE.
Brazil to NE. Brazil to NE. purpurea (Brazil). Pseudobulb epiphyte Cattleya lueddemanniana : Lueddemann's Cattleya (N. Cattleya luteola :
Pale-yellow Cattleya (N. Brazil, Ecuador to Bolivia). Cattleya maxima : Greatest Cattleya, Christmas Flower (Venezuela to Peru). Cattleya
mendelii : Mendel's Cattleya (NE. Cattleya mooreana : Moore's Cattleya (Peru). Cattleya mossiae : Easter Orchid, Mrs. Moss' Cattleya
(N. Venezuela) Cattleya nobilior : Noble Cattleya (WC. Brazil to Bolivia). Cattleya patinii : Patin's Cattleya (Costa Rica to Venezuela, Trinidad) ==
Guarianthe patinii, see Guarianthe Cattleya percivaliana : Christmas orchid, Percival's Cattleya (Colombia to W. Cattleya
porphyroglossa : Purple-lipped Cattleya (Brazil). Cattleya rex : King of the Cattleyas (Colombia to N. Cattleya schilleriana :
Consul Schiller's Cattleya (Brazil). Cattleya schofieldiana : Schofield's Cattleya (Brazil) Cattleya schroderae : Easter Orchid, Baroness
Schroder's Cattleya (NE. America) == Guarianthe skinneri, see Guarianthe Cattleya tenuis : Slender-stemmed Cattleya (NE. Brazil). Brazil).
Cattleya trianae : Dr. Triana's Cattleya (Colombia). Cattleya velutina : Velvety Cattleya (Brazil) Cattleya violacea : Superba
of the Orinoco, Violet Cattleya (S. Cattleya walkeriana : Walker's Cattleya (WC. Brazil). Brazil). Brazil). Cattleya warscewiczii : Warscewicz's
Cattleya (Colombia).
Natural Hybrids
Cattleya × brasiliensi (= C. bicolor × C. harrisoniana) (Brazil) . Cattleya × brymeriana (= C. violacea × C. Brazil). V.P.Castro (NE Brazil) Cattleya ×
colnagiana (Brazil). Cattleya × dayana (= C. forbesii × C. guttata) (Brazil). Cattleya × dolosa (= C. loddigesii × C. walkeriana): Dolose Cattleya, Crafty Cattleya,
Deceitful Cattleya (Brazil). Cattleya × dukeana (C. bicolor × C. Brazil). Cattleya × duveenii ( = C. guttata × C. Brazil). Cattleya × gransabanensis (= C.
jenmanii × C. Cattleya × guatemalensis (= C. aurantiaca × C. National flower of Guatemala == Guarianthe ×guatemalensis, see Guarianthe Cattleya ×
hardyana ( = C. dowiana var.aurea × C. Cattleya × hybrida (= C. guttata × C. Brazil). Cattleya × imperator ( = C. granulata × C. Brazil). Cattleya × intricata
(=. intermedia × C. Brazil). Cattleya × isabella (.= C. forbesii × C. Brazil). Brazil). Cattleya × joaquiniana ( = C. bicolor × C. walkeriana) (Brazil) . Cattleya ×
kautskyi (= C. Brazil). Cattleya × lucieniana ( = C. forbesii × C. Brazil). Cattleya × measuresii ( = C. aclandiae × C. Brazil). Cattleya × mesquitae ( = C.
nobilior × C. walkeriana) (Brazil). Cattleya × mixta ( = C. guttata × C. schofieldiana) (Brazil). Cattleya × moduloi (C. schofieldiana × C. warneri) (Brazil).
Cattleya × patrocinii (= C. guttata × C. Brazil). Cattleya × picturata ( = C. guttata × C. Brazil). Cattleya × resplendens ( = C. granulosa × C. Brazil)
Cattleya × scita (= C. intermedia × C. Brazil). Cattleya × tenuata (= C. elongata × C. tenuis) (Brazil) . Cattleya × undulata ( = C. elongata × C. schilleriana)
(Brazil). Cattleya × venosa (= C. forbesii × C. harrisoniana) (Brazil). Cattleya × victoria-regina ( C. guttata × C. Brazil). Cattleya × wilsoniana ( = C. bicolor
× C. (Brazil). Cath (bahia, Brazil)
Hybrids
Cattleyas have been hybridized both within the genus and with related genera for centuries, but the last several decades have seen a remarkable increase in both the quantity and
quality of the hybrids within the Cattleya alliance.
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