Cattleya rex | |
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Cattleya rex flowers and leaf. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Cattleya |
Subgenus: | Cattleya subg. Cattleya |
Section: | Cattleya sect. Cattleya |
Species: | C. rex
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Binomial name | |
Cattleya rex O'Brien
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Cattleya rex is a species of epiphytic orchid of showy white flowers, native to montane forests in Peru and Bolivia.