Cattleya velutina

Cattleya velutina

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 velutina

Name

Cattleya velutina Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1870: 147, 1373. (1870)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Cattleya fragrans Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 72 (1877)
  • Cattleya alutacea Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 157 (1882)
  • Cattleya alutacea var. velutina Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 158 (1882)
  • Cattleya velutina var. lietzei Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 368 (1887)
  • Cattleya velutina var. punctata Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 369 (1887)
  • Cattleya velutina var. alutacea (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(5): 200 (1901)
  • Cattleya tetraploidea Brieger, Schlechter, Die Orchideen 10( 37-40a): 597 (1978), no replaced synonym ref.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1870. The Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 1: 1373.

Links

• CNCFlora (Centro Nacional de Conservação da Flora - Brasil) Orchidaceae: Cattleya velutina
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cattleya velutina. Accessed: 2022 May 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cattleya velutina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 26. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cattleya velutina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cattleya velutina. 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 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cattleya velutina. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cattleya velutina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Velvety Cattleya

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