Cattleya × elegans

Cattleya × elegans
Laelia elegans var. alba in Collection d'orchidées [art original] :aquarelles originales.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Cattleya
Species: C. × elegans
Binomial name
Cattleya × elegans
C.Morren, 1848[1]
Synonyms

Many, including:

  • Cattleya elegans C.Morren
  • Laelia elegans var. alba

Cattleya × elegans is a hybrid orchid in the subtribe Laeliinae. It is a pseudobulb epiphyte. Its formula hybridae is Cattleya purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Van den Berg (2008) × Cattleya tigrina A.Rich. (1848). It is found in South and South-East Brazil.

References

  1. Annales de la Societe Royale d'Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand: Journal d'Horticulture et des Sciences Accessoires. Morren, C. (1848), volume 4, page 93


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