Cattleya gaskelliana

Cattleya gaskelliana
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. gaskelliana
Binomial name
	Cattleya gaskelliana; (N.E.Br.) B.S.Williams
Synonyms
	Cattleya labiata var. gaskelliana N.E.Br.;

Cattleya gaskelliana is a labiate Cattleya species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. gaskelliana has been determined as 2n = 40.^[3]

This species is endangered due to it's habitat being wiped out by things like urbanization and mining. It also is overly extracted for commercial use. Because of it's low breeding success (5% of seeds being germinated and even less making it to adulthood), it is important to find ways to help conserve this plant. One way is by studying ways to improve vitro propagation. ^[4]

References

^ "Cattleya gaskelliana (N.E.Br.) B.S.Williams". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
^ "Cattleya gaskelliana (N.E.Br.) B.S.Williams". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
^ page 250 of L. P. Felix and M. Guerra: "Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)" Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 163(2010)234—278. The Linnean Society of London. Downloaded October 2010 from onlinelibrary.wiley.com
^ Mercado, Seir Antonio Salazar; Jaimes, Yuri Manuelita Osorio (August 2022). "Inclusion of organic components in culture medium to improve the in vitro propagation of Cattleya warscewiczii and Cattleya gaskelliana". South African Journal of Botany. 148: 352–359. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2022.05.002.

External links

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[POWO-1] "Cattleya gaskelliana (N.E.Br.) B.S.Williams". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

[COL-2] "Cattleya gaskelliana (N.E.Br.) B.S.Williams". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

[3] 250 of L. P. Felix and M. Guerra: "Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)" Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 163(2010)234—278. The Linnean Society of London. Downloaded October 2010 from onlinelibrary.wiley.com

[4] Mercado, Seir Antonio Salazar; Jaimes, Yuri Manuelita Osorio (August 2022). "Inclusion of organic components in culture medium to improve the in vitro propagation of Cattleya warscewiczii and Cattleya gaskelliana". South African Journal of Botany. 148: 352–359. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2022.05.002.

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