Cattleya elongata

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Cattleya elongata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cattleya
Subgenus: Cattleya subg. Intermediae
Species:
C. elongata
Binomial name
Cattleya elongata
Synonyms

Cattleya alexandrae L.Linden & Rolfe
Cattleya nilsonii Regel
Cattleya alexandrae var. elegans Rolfe
Cattleya alexandrae var. tenebrosa Rolfe
Cattleya alexandrae var. maculata auct.
Cattleya alexandrae var. rosea auct.
Cattleya elongata var. elegans (Rolfe) Fowlie
Cattleya elongata var. tenebrosa (Rolfe) Fowlie
Cattleya elongata var. maculata (auct.) Braem
Cattleya elongata var. rosea (auct.) Braem
Cattleya elongata f. alba F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat.

Cattleya elongata, the "cattleya with the elongated stalk", is an orchid species in the genus Cattleya endemic to the campo rupestre vegetation in northeastern Brazil. [1]

Its ploidy is 2n = 80. [2]

Cattleya elongata forms two natural hybrids :

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<i>Cattleya</i> Genus of orchids

Cattleya is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina. The genus is abbreviated C in trade journals.

<i>Cattleya labiata</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya labiata, also known as the crimson cattleya or ruby-lipped cattleya, is the type species of Cattleya, discovered in 1818 in Brazil.

<i>Campos rupestres</i>

The campo rupestre is a discontinuous montane subtropical ecoregion occurring across three different biomes in Brazil: Cerrado, Atlantic Forest and Caatinga. Originally, campo rupestre was used to characterize the montane vegetation of the Espinhaço Range, but recently this term has been broadly applied by the scientific community to define high altitudinal fire-prone areas dominated by grasslands and rocky outcrops.

<i>Cattleya trianae</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya trianae, also known as Flor de Mayo or "Christmas orchid", is a plant of the family Orchidaceae. It grows as an epiphytic orchid, with succulent leaves, endemic to Colombia where it was nominated as the national flower in November 1936. That year, the National Academy of History of Argentina asked the Latin American countries to participate in an exhibition with the representative flowers of each country. The Colombian government gave the botanist Emilio Robledo the task to designate the most representative flowering plant of the country.

<i>Cattleya bicolor</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya bicolor is a species of orchid found in Brazil.

<i>Cattleya dormaniana</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya dormaniana, or Dorman's cattleya, is a bifoliate Cattleya species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. dormaniana has been determined as 2n = 40.

<i>Cattleya dowiana</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya dowiana is a species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. dowiana has been determined as 2n = 40; the haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.

<i>Cattleya forbesii</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya forbesii, or Forbes' cattleya, is a species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. forbesii has been determined as 2n = 54–60.

<i>Cattleya granulosa</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya granulosa is a bifoliate Cattleya species of orchid. It is endemic to Brazil; the type specimen was reported to come from Guatemala, but this is likely erroneous. The diploid chromosome number of C. granulosa has been determined as 2n = 40.

<i>Cattleya guttata</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya guttata is a bifoliate Cattleya species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. guttata has been determined as 2n = 40.

<i>Cattleya harrisoniana</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya harrisoniana is a bifoliate Cattleya species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. harrisoniana has been determined as 2n = 40. The haploid chromosome number of C. harrisoniana has been determined as n = 20.

<i>Cattleya intermedia</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya intermedia, the intermediate cattleya, is a bifoliate Cattleya species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. intermedia has been determined as 2n = 40.

<i>Cattleya lueddemanniana</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya lueddemanniana is a labiate Cattleya species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. lueddemanniana has been determined as 2n = 40.

<i>Cattleya mossiae</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya mossiae, commonly known as the Easter orchid, is a species of labiate Cattleya orchid. The white-flowered form is sometimes known as Cattleya wagneri. The diploid chromosome number of C. mossiae has been determined as 2n = 40. The haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.

<i>Cattleya nobilior</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya nobilior is a species of orchid. The rhizanthoid Cattleyas differ from the other species of Cattleya by having inflorescences which arise directly from the rhizome, instead of from the apex of the pseudobulb. The diploid chromosome number of C. nobilior has been determined as 2n = 42, which contrasts with the value of 2n = 40 for C. walkeriana.

<i>Cattleya percivaliana</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya percivaliana is a species of orchid. It shares the common name of "Christmas Orchid" with C. trianae and Angraecum sesquipedale. The diploid chromosome number of C. percivaliana has been determined as 2n = 40. The haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.

<i>Cattleya tigrina</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya tigrina is a bifoliate species of Cattleya orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. tigrina has been determined as 2n = 40.

<i>Cattleya walkeriana</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya walkeriana, or Walker's cattleya, is a species of orchid. It differs from most species of Cattleya by having inflorescences which arise from the rhizome instead of from the apex of the pseudobulb. In its native habitat it grows as either an epiphyte or a lithophyte, sometimes in full sun, at elevations up to 2000 meters. Pseudobulbs are relatively short, bulbous or fusiform, with one or two ovate leaves at the apex. Inflorescence is one- or few-flowered, about 8" (20 cm) tall. Flowers are 4-5" (9-12 cm) across.

<i>Cattleya warneri</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya warneri is a labiate Cattleya species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. warneri has been determined as 2n = 40.

<i>Cattleya warscewiczii</i> Species of orchid

Cattleya warscewiczii, a labiate Cattleya, is a species of orchid.

References

  1. Genetic and morphological variability in Cattleya elongata Barb. Rodr. (Orchidaceae), endemic to the campo rupestre vegetation in northeastern Brazil. Daiane Trabuco da Cruz, Alessandra Selbach-Schnadelbach, Sabrina Mota Lambert, Patrícia Luz Ribeiro and Eduardo Leite Borba, Plant Systematics and Evolution, Volume 294, Numbers 1-2 (2011), pages 87-98, doi : 10.1007/s00606-011-0444-0
  2. 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 Society163(2010)234—278. The Linnean Society of London. Downloaded October 2010 from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01059.x/abstract

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