Cattleya guttata

Cattleya guttata is a plant in the genus Cattleya.

Description

Plant blooms from fall to winter with several 10 cm wide flowers.

Distribution

Plant is found growing in the coastal forest of Brazil.

Culture

Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial bright light. The plant is a cool to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week and reduce watering during the winter. Plant can also be mounted.

Varieties

Image	Name	Description
	Cattleya guttata var. alba	Sepals are and petals are green, lip is white

Naming

Common Name: Spotted Cattleya

Synonyms

1. Cattleya elatior Lindley 1831
2. Cattleya elatior Lindl. 1833
3. Cattleya granulosa Lindley var. russeliana Lindley
4. Cattleya guttata var. caerulea L.C.Menezes 1993
5. Cattleya guttata var. elatior (Lindl.) Fowlie 1977
6. Cattleya guttata var. immaculata Rchb.f. 1886
7. Cattleya guttata var. leopardina Linden & Rodigas 1885
8. Cattleya guttata var. purpurea Cogn. 1900
9. Cattleya guttata var. williamsiana Rchb.f. 1884
10. Cattleya guttulata Lindley
11. Cattleya leopoldii subsp. pernambucensis Brieger in ?
12. Cattleya leopoldii var. immaculata (Rchb.f.) Fowlie 1977
13. Cattleya sororia Rchb.f. 1888
14. Cattleya sphenophora Morr. 1848
15. Cattleya tigrina A. Rich. 1848
16. Cattleya tigrina var. caerulea L.C.Menezes 1993
17. Cattleya tigrina var. immaculata (Rchb.f.) Braem 1984
18. Cattleya tigrina var. leopardina (Linden & Rodigas) Braem 1984
19. Cattleya tigrina var. purpurea (Cogn.) Braem 1984
20. Cattleya tigrina var. williamsiana (Rchb.f.) Braem 1984
21. Epidendrum elatius Rchb.f 1862
22. Epidendrum elegans Vell. 1825 [1790]