Genus of orchids
Cattleya ()[2] is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina.[1] The genus is abbreviated C in trade journals.[3]
Description
Epiphytic or terrestrial orchids with cylindrical rhizome from which the fleshy noodle-like roots grow. Pseudobulbs can be conical, spindle-shaped or cylindrical; with upright growth; one or two leaves growing from the top of them. The leaves can be oblong, lanceolate or elliptical, somewhat fleshy, with smooth margin. The inflorescence is a terminal raceme with few or several flowers. Flowers have sepals and petals free from each other; the lip or labellum (lowermost petal), usually has a different coloration and shape from the rest of the flower and covers in part the flower column forming a tube. There are four pollinia (bag-like organs that contain pollen). The fruit is a capsule with many small seeds.[4][5][6]
Natural hybrids
Currently accepted natural hybrids are:[13]
- Cattleya × adrienne (= Cattleya pumila × Cattleya jongheana) (Brazil)
- Cattleya × albanensis
- Cattleya × amanda
- Cattleya × binotii (= ) (Brazil)
- Cattleya × brasiliensis (= C. bicolor × C. harrisoniana) (Brazil)
- Cattleya × braunae
- Cattleya × britoi (= C. crispata x C. mirandae) (Brazil - Minas Gerais)
- Cattleya × brymeriana (= C. violacea × C. wallisii) (N. Brazil).
- Cattleya × calimaniana (Brazil)
- Cattleya × calimaniorum (NE Brazil)
- Cattleya × carassana (Brazil)
- Cattleya × cattleyioides (Brazil)
- Cattleya × cipoensis (Brazil)
- Cattleya × colnagiana (Brazil).
- Cattleya × cristinae (Brazil).
- Cattleya × cypheri
- Cattleya × dasilvae
- Cattleya × dayana (= C. forbesii × C. guttata) (Brazil).
- Cattleya × deckeri
- Cattleya × delicata
- Cattleya × diamantinensis (= C. pfisteri × C. sincorana) (Brazil).
- Cattleya × dolosa (= C. loddigesii × C. walkeriana) (Brazil).
- Cattleya × dukeana (= C. bicolor × C. guttata) (SE. Brazil).
- Cattleya × duveenii (= C. guttata × C. harrisoniana) (SE. Brazil).
- Cattleya × elegans
- Cattleya × ericoi
- Cattleya × feldmanniana
- Cattleya × fidelensis (Brazil - Rio de Janeiro).
- Cattleya × frankeana
- Cattleya × gaezeriana
- Cattleya × gerhard-santosii
- Cattleya × gottoana
- Cattleya × gransabanensis (= C. jenmanii × C. lawrenceana) (Venezuela).
- Cattleya × gravesiana (= C. lueddemanniana × C. mossiae) (Venezuela).
- Cattleya × hardyana (= C. dowiana var.aurea × C. warscewiczii) (Colombia).
- Cattleya × heitoriana
- Cattleya × hummeliana
- Cattleya × hybrida (= C. guttata × C. loddigesii) (SE. Brazil).
- Cattleya × imperator (= C. granulata × C. labiata) (NE. Brazil).
- Cattleya × intricata (= C. intermedia × C. leopoldii) (S. Brazil).
- Cattleya × irrorata
- Cattleya × isaacii
- Cattleya × isabella (= C. forbesii × C. intermedia) (SE. Brazil).
- Cattleya × itabapoanaensis
- Cattleya × jetibaensis
- Cattleya × joaquiniana (= C. bicolor × C. walkeriana) (Brazil) .
- Cattleya × kautskyi (= C. harrisoniana × C. warneri) (SE. Brazil).
- Cattleya × kerchoveana
- Cattleya × labendziana
- Cattleya × lambari
- Cattleya × lilacina
- Cattleya × lucieniana (= C. forbesii × C. granulosa) (SE. Brazil).
- Cattleya × macguiganii
- Cattleya × measuresii (= C. aclandiae × C. walkeriana) (E. Brazil).
- Cattleya × mesquitae (= C. nobilior × C. walkeriana) (Brazil).
- Cattleya × mingaensis
- Cattleya × mixta (= C. guttata × C. schofieldiana) (Brazil).
- Cattleya × moduloi (C. schofieldiana × C. warneri) (Brazil).
- Cattleya × mucugensis
- Cattleya × neocalimaniana
- Cattleya × neocalimaniorum
- Cattleya × neoreginae
- Cattleya × nesyana
- Cattleya × occhioniana
- Cattleya × odiloniana
- Cattleya × patrocinii (= C. guttata × C. warneriana) (SE. Brazil).
- Cattleya × picturata (= C. guttata × C. intermedia) (SE. Brazil).
- Cattleya × pittiana
- Cattleya × porphyritis
- Cattleya × porphyrophlebia
- Cattleya × raganii
- Cattleya × resplendens (= C. granulosa × C. schilleriana) (NE. Brazil)
- Cattleya × rigbyana
- Cattleya × ruschii
- Cattleya × sancheziana
- Cattleya × schroederiana
- Cattleya × schunkiana
- Cattleya × schunkii
- Cattleya × scita (= C. intermedia × C. tigrina) (S. Brazil).
- Cattleya × sgarbii
- Cattleya × sororia
- Cattleya × tenuata (= C. elongata × C. tenuis) (Brazil) .
- Cattleya × varelae
- Cattleya × venosa (= C. forbesii × C. harrisoniana) (Brazil).
- Cattleya × verelii
- Cattleya × victoria-regina ( C. guttata × C. labiata) (NE. Brazil).
- Cattleya × victoriacarolinae
- Cattleya × wetmorei
- Cattleya × whitei
- Cattleya × wilsoniana (= C. bicolor × C. intermedia). (Brazil).
- Cattleya × wyattiana (= C. crispa × C. lobata). (Brazil).
- Cattleya × zaslawskii (= C. harpophylla × C. praestans). (Brazil).
- Cattleya × zayrae (= C. amethystoglossa × C. elongata). (Bahia, Brazil)
Nothogenera
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Hybrids of Cattleya and other genera are placed in the following nothogenera: