Cattleya velutina

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Cattleya velutina']

• English: Velvety Cattleya

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Epidendreae • Subtribus: Laeliinae • Genus: Cattleya • Species: Cattleya velutina Rchb.f. (1870)

Synonyms

Heterotypic synonyms 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)

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Botanical illustrations

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  Cattleya velutina
  Plate 26 in:
  R.Warner - B.S.Williams:
  The Orchid Album
  (1882-1897)
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  Cattleya velutina
  plate 54 in:
  Alfred Cogniaux:
  Flora Brasiliensis
  vol. 3 pt. 5
  (1898-1902)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast.

References

Description of taxon

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

Selected Bibliography

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) (2006) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 213 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198507127
  

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Cattleya velutina.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Cattleya velutina
• eMonocot link: Cattleya velutina
• Tropicos link: Cattleya velutina
• International Plant Names Index link: Cattleya velutina
• The Plant List link: Cattleya velutina