Cattleya

For the fictional character, see Katorea. For the fictional character Cataleya Restrepo in the French film, see Colombiana. For the given name, see Cataleya (given name).

Cattleya
Cattleya labiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Cattleya
Lindl.
Type species
Cattleya labiata
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Sophronia Lindl.
    • Sophronitis Lindl.
    • Maelenia Dumort.
    • Lophoglotis Raf.
    • × Sophrocattleya Rolfe
    • Eunannos Porta & Brade
    • Hoffmannseggella H.G.Jones
    • Dungsia Chiron & V.P.Castro
    • × Hadrocattleya V.P.Castro & Chiron
    • × Hadrodungsia V.P.Castro & Chiron
    • Hadrolaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro
    • × Microcattleya V.P.Castro & Chiron
    • Microlaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro
    • Cattleyella Van den Berg & M.W.Chase
    • Schluckebieria Braem
    • × Brasicattleya Campacci
    • Brasilaelia Campacci
    • Chironiella Braem

Cattleya (/ˈkætliə/)[2] is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina.[1] The genus is abbreviated C in trade journals.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Royal botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  3. ^ "Alphabetical list of standard abbreviations of all generic names occurring in current use in orchid hybrid registration as at 31st December 2007" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society.