Cattleya tigrina A.Rich. ex Beer, Prakt. Stud. Orchid. 215. (1854).
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| Cattleya tigrina A.Rich. ex Beer, Photo by José Santos da Costa |
its native range is E. & S. Brazil.
Latin Name:
Cattleya tigrina A.Rich. ex Beer
Family:
Orchidaceae Juss.
Synonym:
Cattleya guttata subvar. immaculata Rchb.f.
Cattleya guttata var. leopardina L.Linden & Rodigas
Cattleya guttata var. leopoldii (Verschaff. ex Lem.) Linden & Rchb.f.
Cattleya guttata var. williamsiana Rchb.f.
Cattleya leopoldii Verschaff. ex Lem.
Cattleya leopoldii var. alba Fowlie
Cattleya leopoldii f. alba (Fowlie) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat.
Cattleya leopoldii f. caerulea (L.C.Menezes) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat.
Cattleya leopoldii f. immaculata (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss
Cattleya leopoldii var. immaculata (Rchb.f.) Fowlie
Cattleya leopoldii var. leopardina (L.Linden & Rodigas) Fowlie
Cattleya leopoldii var. williamsiana (Rchb.f.) Fowlie
Cattleya tigrina f. alba (Fowlie) K.A.Roberts
Cattleya tigrina var. caerulea L.C.Menezes
Cattleya tigrina var. immaculata (Rchb.f.) Braem
Cattleya tigrina var. leopardina (L.Linden & Rodigas) Braem
Cattleya tigrina f. pelorica (S.Oliveira) K.A.Roberts
Cattleya tigrina var. purpurea (Cogn.) Braem
Cattleya tigrina var. williamsiana (Rchb.f.) Braem
Epidendrum elatius var. leopoldii (Verschaff. ex Lem.) Rchb.f.
Epidendrum elegans Vell.
English Name:
The Tiger Striped Cattleya.
Description:
With cylindrical, slightly thickened apically pseudobulb subtended by white sheaths and carrying 2 apical, oblong-elliptic, leathery leaves with sharp to serrated edges that blooms in the mid-summer on an erect, few to several (3 to 10) flowered racemose inflorescence that is subtended by a green sheath on a newly arising pseudobulb and carrying fragrant flowers.
Distribution:
Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast.
Ecological:
Found in coastal forests below 100 m in southern Brazil as a large, bifoliate to trifoliate, warm growing epiphyte.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the mid-summer.
Flower size:
11.0 cm.
Cultivation:
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.
Type Information:
Reference:
theplantlist.org
https://www.ipni.org/n/622256-1
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:622256-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattleya_tigrina
http://www.orchidspecies.com/cattguttata.htm.
https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Cattleya_tigrina
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