Cattleya elongata

Cattleya elongata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Cattleya

Species: Cattleya elongata

Name

Cattleya elongata Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 72 (1877)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Cattleya alexandrae L.Linden & Rolfe, Gard. Chron., III, 1892(1): 522. (1892)
  • Cattleya nilsonii Regel, Gartenflora 38: 481. (1889)
  • Cattleya alexandrae var. elegans Rolfe, Lindenia 8: 47. (1892)
  • Cattleya alexandrae var. tenebrosa Rolfe, Gard. Chron. 1892(1): 522. (1892)
  • Cattleya alexandrae var. maculata auct., Orchid Rev. 3: 330. (1895)
  • Cattleya alexandrae var. rosea auct., Orchid Rev. 3: 330. (1895)
  • Cattleya elongata var. elegans (Rolfe) Fowlie, Braz. Bifol. Cattleyas: 89. (1977)
  • Cattleya elongata var. tenebrosa (Rolfe) Fowlie, Braz. Bifol. Cattleyas: 89. (1977)
  • Cattleya elongata var. maculata (auct.) Braem, Cattleya Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas: 35. (1984)
  • Cattleya elongata var. rosea (auct.) Braem, Cattleya Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas: 36. (1984)
  • Cattleya elongata f. alba F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat., Orquidologia Sul-Amer.: 101 (2004)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Barbosa Rodrigues, J. 1877. Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum 1: 72.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cattleya elongata. Accessed: 2022 May 23.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cattleya elongata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cattleya elongata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cattleya elongata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cattleya elongata. Published online. Accessed: 23 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cattleya elongata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 May 2022.

Vernacular names

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