×Epicattleya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
Alliance: | Hybrids |
Genus: | ×Epicattleya Hort. |
Species | |
several cultivars. |
Epicattleya (from Cattleya and Epidendrum, its parent genera)[1] is an intergeneric orchid hybrid. The nothogenus is abbreviated Epc. in the horticultural trade.[2]