Cattleya violacea

Cattleya violacea is a species of orchid native to the lowland rainforests of the Amazon and Orinoco river basins, being the most widespread of all Cattleya species in the wild.[1] Orchids of this species grow on trees along rivers, as they require heat and moisture year round.[1][2]

Cattleya violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cattleya
Subgenus: Cattleya subg. Intermediae
Species:
C. violacea
Binomial name
Cattleya violacea
(Kunth) Rolfe
Synonyms
  • Cymbidium violaceum Kunth
  • Epidendrum violaceum (Kunth) Rchb.f.
  • Cattleya schomburgkii Lodd. ex Lindl.
  • Cattleya superba M.R. Schomb. ex Lindl.
  • Cattleya odoratissima P.N. Don
  • Epidendrum superbum (M.R. Schomb. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Cattleya superba var. splendens Lem.
  • Cattleya superba var. alba Rolfe
  • Cattleya superba var. wellsiana auct.
  • Cattleya superba var. ashworthii auct.
  • Cattleya violacea var. huebneri Schltr.
  • Cattleya violacea var. alba (Rolfe) Fowlie
  • Cattleya violacea var. splendens (Lem.) Fowlie
  • Cattleya violacea var. ashworthii (auct.) Braem
  • Cattleya violacea var. wellsiana (auct.) Braem
  • Cattleya violacea f. alba (Rolfe) Christenson

References
  1. Withner, C. (1988). The Cattleyas and Their Relatives. Vol. 1: The Cattleyas. Timber Press. pp. 29–30. ISBN 9780881920994.
  2. "Cattleya violacea - Cattleya Source". cattleya.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.


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