Cattleya × elegans

Cattleya × elegans
	Laelia elegans var. alba in Collection d'orchidées [art original] :aquarelles originales.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Cattleya
Species:	C. × elegans
Binomial name
	Cattleya × elegans; C.Morren, 1848
Synonyms
	Many, including: Bletia × elegans (C.Morren) Rchb.f.; Bletia × elegans var. houtteana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Brasicattleya elegans (C.Morren) Campacci; Cattleya elegans C.Morren; Cattleya × devonia auct.; Cattleya × devoniensis (Rchb.f.) T.Moore; Hadrocattleya elegans (C.Morren) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Hadrocattleya elegans f. leucotata (L.Linden) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat.; Laelia × brysiana Lem.; Laelia × devoniensis Rchb.f.; Laelia elegans Rchb. f.; Laelia × elegans (C.Morren) Rchb.f.; Laelia × elegans var. alba Barb.Rodr.; Laelia × elegans var. blenheimensis B.S.Williams; Laelia × elegans var. gigantea (R.Warner) A.H.Kent; Laelia × elegans var. houtteana Rchb.f.; Laelia × elegans var. incantans Rchb.f.; Laelia × elegans var. morreniana Rchb.f.; Laelia × elegans var. picta Rchb.f.; Laelia × elegans var. schilleriana A.H.Kent; Laelia × elegans var. tautziana Rchb.f.; Laelia × elegans var. turneri (R.Warner) A.H.Kent; Laelia × gigantea R.Warner; Laelia × pachystele Rchb.f.; Laelia × turneri R.Warner; × Laeliocattleya elegans (C.Morren) Rolfe; × Laeliocattleya elegans var. leucotata L.Linden; Laeliocattleya pachystele (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Laeliocattleya sayana Linden; Laeliocattleya schulziana Linden; × Sophrocattleya elegans (C.Morren) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase;

Cattleya × elegans is a hybrid orchid in the subtribe Laeliinae. It is a pseudobulb epiphyte. Its formula hybridae is Cattleya purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Van den Berg (2008) × Cattleya tigrina A.Rich. (1848). It is found in South and South-East Brazil.

References

^ Annales de la Societe Royale d'Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand: Journal d'Horticulture et des Sciences Accessoires. Morren, C. (1848), volume 4, page 93
^ Rchb. f. Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 427 1862
^ Rchb. f. Xenia Orchid. 2: 55 1862
^ Campacci Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré–anexo): 103 2006
^ V.P. Castro & Chiron Richardiana 2: 26 2002
^ F. Barros & J.A.N.Bat. Orquidologia Sul-Amer. 102 2004
^ ^a ^b Rchb. f. Allg. Gartenzeitung 13: 242 1855
^ Barb. Rodr. Gen. Sp. Orchid. 1: 66 1877
^ B.S. Williams Orchid Album 9: t. 393 1891
^ Rchb. f. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 16: 281 1860
^ Rchb. f. Gard. Chron. III, 2: 333 1887
^ Rchb. f. Orchid Album 7: t. 331 1888
^ Rchb. f. Gard. Chron. n.s., 21: 140 1884
^ Rchb. f. Gard. Chron. III, 3: 330 1888
^ Rolfe Gard. Chron. 1889(1): 619 1889
^ L. Linden Lindenia 9: 61 1893
^ Van den Berg & M.W. Chase Lindleyana 16: 111 2001

External links

Data related to Cattleya × elegans at Wikispecies
Media related to Cattleya × elegans at Wikimedia Commons
"Cattleya × elegans". The Encyclopedia of Life.
Cattleya × elegans at the World Checklist of selected plant families
Cattleya × elegans at Tropicos
Cattleya × elegans at International Plant Name Index (IPNI)

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[1] Annales de la Societe Royale d'Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand: Journal d'Horticulture et des Sciences Accessoires. Morren, C. (1848), volume 4, page 93

[2] Rchb. f. Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 427 1862

[3] Rchb. f. Xenia Orchid. 2: 55 1862

[4] Campacci Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré–anexo): 103 2006

[5] V.P. Castro & Chiron Richardiana 2: 26 2002

[6] F. Barros & J.A.N.Bat. Orquidologia Sul-Amer. 102 2004

[Richbf1855-7] Rchb. f. Allg. Gartenzeitung 13: 242 1855

[8] Barb. Rodr. Gen. Sp. Orchid. 1: 66 1877

[9] B.S. Williams Orchid Album 9: t. 393 1891

[10] Rchb. f. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 16: 281 1860

[11] Rchb. f. Gard. Chron. III, 2: 333 1887

[12] Rchb. f. Orchid Album 7: t. 331 1888

[13] Rchb. f. Gard. Chron. n.s., 21: 140 1884

[14] Rchb. f. Gard. Chron. III, 3: 330 1888

[15] Rolfe Gard. Chron. 1889(1): 619 1889

[16] L. Linden Lindenia 9: 61 1893

[17] Van den Berg & M.W. Chase Lindleyana 16: 111 2001

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Cattleya × elegans

Laelia elegans var. alba in Collection d'orchidées [art original] :aquarelles originales.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Cattleya
Species:	C. × elegans
Binomial name
*Cattleya × elegans* C.Morren, 1848^[1]
Synonyms
Many, including: Bletia × elegans (C.Morren) Rchb.f.^[2] Bletia × elegans var. houtteana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.^[3] Brasicattleya elegans (C.Morren) Campacci^[4] Cattleya elegans C.Morren Cattleya × devonia auct. Cattleya × devoniensis (Rchb.f.) T.Moore Hadrocattleya elegans (C.Morren) V.P.Castro & Chiron^[5] Hadrocattleya elegans f. leucotata (L.Linden) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat.^[6] Laelia × brysiana Lem. Laelia × devoniensis Rchb.f. Laelia elegans Rchb. f.^[7] Laelia × elegans (C.Morren) Rchb.f.^[7] Laelia × elegans var. alba Barb.Rodr.^[8] Laelia × elegans var. blenheimensis B.S.Williams^[9] Laelia × elegans var. gigantea (R.Warner) A.H.Kent Laelia × elegans var. houtteana Rchb.f.^[10] Laelia × elegans var. incantans Rchb.f.^[11] Laelia × elegans var. morreniana Rchb.f.^[12] Laelia × elegans var. picta Rchb.f.^[13] Laelia × elegans var. schilleriana A.H.Kent Laelia × elegans var. tautziana Rchb.f.^[14] Laelia × elegans var. turneri (R.Warner) A.H.Kent Laelia × gigantea R.Warner Laelia × pachystele Rchb.f. Laelia × turneri R.Warner × Laeliocattleya elegans (C.Morren) Rolfe^[15] × Laeliocattleya elegans var. leucotata L.Linden^[16] Laeliocattleya pachystele (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. Laeliocattleya sayana Linden Laeliocattleya schulziana Linden × Sophrocattleya elegans (C.Morren) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase^[17]