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Cattleya warscewiczii

C. warscewiczii

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Cattleya
Species: C. warscewiczii
Alliance:
Binomial name
Cattleya warscewiczii
Rchb.f. 1854


Cattleya warscewiczii is a plant in the genus Cattleya.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with several 27.5 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in Colombia at elevations of 500 to 1500 meters

Culture[]

Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. The plant is a cool to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.

Naming[]

Common Name:Warscewicz's Cattleya


Synonyms[]

  1. Cattleya gigas Linden & André 1873
  2. Cattleya gloriosa D.J. Carr 1885
  3. Cattleya imperialis O'Brien 1887
  4. Cattleyea labiata var. warscewiczii [Rcb.f]Rchb.f. 1883
  5. Cattleya lindeni L. Linden 1890
  6. Cattleya sanderiana H. Low 1896
  7. Epidendrum labiatum var warscewiczii Rchb.f 1861
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