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Cattleyella araguaiensis

Cattleyella araguaiensis

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Cattleyella
Species: Cte. araguaiensis
Alliance:
Binomial name
Cattleyella araguaiensis
[Pabst] Van den Berg & Chase 2003


Cattleyella araguaiensis is a plant in the genus Cattleyella.

Description[]

Plant blooms from spring to summer with a single 10 cm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in Goias, Brazil at elevations of 395 to 610 meters

Culture[]

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

Naming[]

Common Name: Araguaia Cattleyella


Synonyms[]

  1. Cattleya araguaiensis Pabst 1967
  2. Cattleya araguaiensis var alba L.C.Menezes 1991
  3. Cattleya araguaiensis f. alba (L.C.Menezes) Christenson 1996
  4. Cattleyella araguaiensis f. alba (L.C.Menezes) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2004
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