Cattleya mooreana

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Cattleya mooreana
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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. mooreana
Binomial name
Cattleya mooreana
Withner, Allison & Guénard

Cattleya mooreana is a species of orchid native to Peru. [1] [2] It is considered an endangered species since 1997 by the IUCN. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Walter, Kerry S.; Gillett, Harriet J. (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. IUCN. p. 694. ISBN   9782831703282.
  2. Withner, C. (1988). The Cattleyas and Their Relatives. Vol. 1: The Cattleyas. Timber Press. pp. 96–98. ISBN   978-0-88192-099-4.