Cattleya

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Cattleya']

العربية: ملاعقية
مصرى: كاتليا
български: катлея
čeština: katleja
чӑвашла: Каттлея
Ελληνικά: καταλειλα
eesti: katleia
فارسی: کاتلیا
suomi: Katleijat
magyar: bugakosbor
日本語: カトレヤ
қазақша: Каттлея
한국어: 카틀레야
перем коми: Каттлея
коми: Каттлея
lietuvių: Katlėja
мокшень: Каттлея
олык марий: Каттлей
മലയാളം: കാറ്റില്യ
кырык мары: Каттлей
polski: katleja
پنجابی: کیٹلیا
português: Catléia
русский: Каттлея
slovenčina: Katleja
slovenščina: katleja
svenska: Cattleyasläktet
ไทย: แคทลียา
Türkçe: Orkide
удмурт: Каттлея
українська: Катлея
Tiếng Việt: Chi Cát lan
中文: 嘉德麗雅蘭屬, 卡特兰属
中文（中国大陆）: 卡特兰属
中文（简体）: 卡特兰属
中文（繁體）: 嘉德麗雅蘭屬
中文（香港）: 嘉德麗雅蘭屬
中文（新加坡）: 嘉德丽雅兰属
中文（臺灣）: 嘉德麗雅蘭屬

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Epidendreae • Subtribus: Laeliinae • Genus: Cattleya Lindl. (1824)

Genus Cattleya Lindl. (1824)

Synonyms

Heterotypic synonyms
- Sophronia Lindl., Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1129 (1828)
- Sophronitis Lindl., Bot. Reg. 14: t. 1147 (1828)
- Maelenia Dumort. Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 9: 13 (1834)
- Lophoglotis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 49 (1838)
- × Sophrocattleya Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 169 (1887)
- Eunannos Porta & Brade, Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 212 (1935)
- Hoffmannseggella H.G.Jones, Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 14: 69 (1968)
- Dungsia Chiron & V.P.Castro, Richardiana 2: 11 (2002)
- × Hadrocattleya V.P.Castro & Chiron, Richardiana 2: 19 (2002)
- × Hadrodungsia V.P.Castro & Chiron, Richardiana 2: 19 (2002)
- Hadrolaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, Richardiana 2: 11 (2002)
- × Microcattleya V.P.Castro & Chiron, Richardiana 2: 19 (2002)
- Microlaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, Richardiana 2: 11 (2002)
- Cattleyella Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, Bol. CAOB 52: 100 (2004)
- Schluckebieria Braem, Richardiana 4: 49 (2004), nom. superfl.
- × Brasicattleya Campacci, Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 102 (2006)
- Brasilaelia Campacci, Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 99 (2006)
- Chironiella Braem, Richardiana 6: 108 (2006)

130 Species

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 9 May 2020):

C. aclandiae, C. acuensis, C. adelinae, C. alagoensis, C. alaorii, C. alvarenguensis, C. alvaroana, C. amethystoglossa, C. angereri, C. aracuaiensis, C. araguaiensis, C. aromatica, C. bicalhoi, C. bicolor, C. blumenscheinii, C. boissieri, C. bradei, C. brevipedunculata, C. briegeri, C. campaccii, C. caulescens, C. cernua, C. cinnabarina, C. coccinea, C. colnagoi, C. conceicionensis, C. crispa, C. crispata, C. cruziana, C. diamantinensis, C. dichroma, C. dormaniana, C. dowiana, C. elongata, C. endsfeldzii, C. esalqueana, C. flavasulina, C. forbesii, C. fournieri, C. gaskelliana, C. ghillanyi, C. gloedeniana, C. grandis, C. granulosa, C. guaicuhyensis, C. guanhanensis, C. guttata, C. haroldoi, C. harpophylla, C. harrisoniana, C. havenithii, C. hegeriana, C. hispidula, C. hoehnei, C. intermedia, C. iricolor, C. itambana, C. jenmanii, C. jongheana, C. kautskyana, C. kerrii, C. kettieana, C. kleberi, C. labiata, C. lawrenceana, C. liliputana, C. lobata, C. locatellii, C. loddigesii, C. longipes, C. lourdesiana, C. lueddemanniana, C. luetzelburgii, C. lundii, C. luteola, C. mantiqueirae, C. marcaliana, C. maxima, C. mendelii, C. milleri, C. mirandae, C. mooreana, C. mossiae, C. munchowiana, C. neocardimii, C. neokautskyi, C. neozaslawskii, C. nevesiana, C. nevesii, C. nobilior, C. novyi, C. pabstii, C. pendula, C. percivaliana, C. perrinii, C. pfisteri, C. porphyroglossa, C. praestans, C. presidentensis, C. pumila, C. purpurata, C. pygmaea, C. quadricolor, C. reginae, C. rex, C. rupestris, C. sanguiloba, C. schilleriana, C. schofieldiana, C. schroederae, C. sincorana, C. storeyi, C. tenebrosa, C. tenuis, C. tereticaulis, C. tigrina, C. trianae, C. vandenbergii, C. vasconcelosiana, C. velutina, C. verboonenii, C. violacea, C. virens, C. viridiflora, C. walkeriana, C. wallisii, C. warneri, C. warscewiczii, C. wittigiana, C. xanthina

Included species (for Tropicos, 9 May 2020):

C. acklandiae, C. aclandiae, C. acuensis, C. acuminata, C. alagoensis, C. alaorii, C. albida, C. alexandrae, C. aliciae, C. alutacea, C. alvarenguensis, C. alvaroana, C. amabilis, C. amesiae, C. amesiana, C. amethystina, C. amethystoglossa, C. anceps, C. angereri, C. aquinii, C. araguaiensis, C. arembergii, C. aucklandiae, C. auclandii, C. aurantiaca, C. aurea, C. autumnalis, C. bahiensis, C. bassetii, C. batalini, C. bicalhoi, C. bicolor, C. blumenscheinii, C. bluntei, C. bogotensis, C. boissieri, C. bowringiana, C. bradei, C. brevicaulis, C. brevipedunculata, C. briegeri, C. brownii, C. brysiana, C. bulbosa, C. bullieri, C. campaccii, C. candida, C. carrieri, C. casperiana, C. caucaensis, C. caulescens, C. cernua, C. chlorantha, C. chocoensis, C. chrysotoxa, C. cinnabarina, C. citrina, C. claesiana, C. coccinea, C. colnagoi, C. conceicionensis, C. concolor, C. crethus, C. crispa, C. crispata, C. crocata, C. cupidon, C. dawsonii, C. deckeri, C. decora, C. diamatinensis, C. dichotoma, C. dichroma, C. digbyana, C. dijanceana, C. dolosa, C. domingensis, C. dormaniana, C. dowiana, C. dukeana, C. dupontii, C. edithiana, C. elatior, C. eldorado, C. elegans, C. elegantissima, C. elongata, C. endsfeldzii, C. epidendroides, C. esalqueana, C. eximia, C. fidelensis, C. fimbriata, C. flava, C. flavasulina, C. flavida, C. forbesii, C. fournieri, C. fragrans, C. fulva, C. furfuracea, C. galeottiana, C. gardneriana, C. gaskelliana, C. gaudii, C. ghillanyi, C. gibeziae, C. gigantea, C. gigas, C. gloedeniana, C. gloriosa, C. gracilis, C. grahamii, C. grandiflora, C. grandis, C. granulosa, C. grossii, C. grosvenorii, C. guanhanensis, C. guatemalensis, C. guttata, C. hardyana, C. harpophylla, C. harrisoniae, C. harrisoniana, C. harrisonii, C. hatae, C. hegeriana, C. hennisiana, C. herbacea, C. hispidula, C. hoehnei, C. holfordii, C. ianthina, C. imperator, C. imperialis, C. intermedia, C. iricolor, C. isopetala, C. itambana, C. jenmanii, C. jongheana, C. karwinskii, C. kautskyana, C. kerchoveana, C. kerrii, C. kettieana, C. kimballiana, C. kleberi, C. labiata, C. laelioides, C. lawrenceana, C. leeana, C. lemoniana, C. leopoldii, C. liliastrum, C. liliputana, C. lindeni, C. lindleyana, C. lobata, C. locatellii, C. loddigesii, C. longipes, C. lueddemanniana, C. luetzelburgii, C. lundii, C. lutea, C. luteola, C. macmorlandii, C. macnorlandii, C. macrantha, C. macrobulbosa, C. majalis, C. malouana, C. mantiqueirae, C. marcaliana, C. marginata, C. maritima, C. massangeana, C. maxima, C. mc-morlandii, C. measuresiana, C. mendeli, C. mendelii, C. mendelli, C. meyeri, C. milleri, C. mirandae, C. modesta, C. mooreana, C. morganae, C. mossiae, C. motae, C. munchowiana, C. nalderiana, C. neokautskyi, C. nevesii, C. nilsonii, C. nobilior, C. obrieniana, C. odoratissima, C. ovata, C. oweniana, C. pabstii, C. pachecoi, C. pallida, C. paludosa, C. papeiansiana, C. patinii, C. pauper, C. peetersii, C. pendula, C. percivaliana, C. perrinii, C. pfisteri, C. picta, C. pilcheri, C. pinelii, C. pinellii, C. piperita, C. porphyroglossa, C. praestans, C. presidentensis, C. princeps, C. pterocarpa, C. pumila, C. purpurata, C. purpurina, C. pygmaea, C. quadricolor, C. quindois, C. reflexa, C. regalis, C. reginae, C. regnellii, C. reineckiana, C. rex, C. rochellensii, C. roezlii, C. rollissonii, C. rothschildiana, C. rubescens, C. ruckeri, C. rueckerii, C. rupestris, C. sancheziana, C. sanderiana, C. sanguiloba, C. schilleriana, C. schofieldiana, C. schomburgkii, C. schroederae, C. schroederiana, C. sessilis, C. silvana, C. sincorana, C. skinneri, C. sororia, C. speciosissima, C. spenophora, C. sphenophora, C. statteriana, C. storyi, C. sulfurina, C. sulphurea, C. superba, C. superbiens, C. tenebrosa, C. tenuis, C. teretecaulis, C. tetraploidea, C. tibicinis, C. tichotoma, C. tigrina, C. trianae, C. trichopiliochila, C. trilabiata, C. tuberculata, C. undulata, C. urselii, C. vandenbergii, C. vasconcelosiana, C. veitchi, C. velutina, C. verboonenii, C. vestalis, C. violacea, C. virens, C. virginalis, C. viridiflora, C. wageneri, C. wagneri, C. walkeriana, C. wallisii, C. warneri, C. warocqueana, C. warscewiczii, C. wittigiana, C. xanthina
Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Cattleya labiata Lindl. (1824)

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Cattleya xanthina

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96 Nothospecies

Included nothospecies (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 9 May 2020):

C. × adrienne, C. × albanensis, C. × amanda, C. × amoena, C. × binotii, C. × brasiliensis, C. × britoi, C. × brymeriana, C. × calimaniana, C. × calimaniorum, C. × carassana, C. × cattleyioides, C. × cipoensis, C. × colnagiana, C. × cristinae, C. × cypheri, C. × dasilvae, C. × dayana, C. × delicata, C. × dolosa, C. × dolteana, C. × dukeana, C. × duveenii, C. × elegans, C. × ericoi, C. × espirito-santensis, C. × feldmanniana, C. × fidelensis, C. × frankeana, C. × gaezeriana, C. × gerhard-santosii, C. × gottoana, C. × gransabanensis, C. × hardyana, C. × heitoriana, C. × hummeliana, C. × hybrida, C. × imperator, C. × intricata, C. × irrorata, C. × isaacii, C. × isabellae, C. × itabapoanaensis, C. × jetibaensis, C. × joaquiniana, C. × kautskyi, C. × kerchoveana, C. × labendziana, C. × lambari, C. × laurae, C. × leeana, C. × lilacina, C. × lucieniana, C. × macguiganii, C. × marciae, C. × measuresii, C. × mendonciana, C. × mesquitae, C. × mingaensis, C. × mixta, C. × moduloi, C. × montisaliancae, C. × mucugensis, C. × neocalimaniana, C. × neocalimaniorum, C. × neoreginae, C. × nesyana, C. × occhioniana, C. × odiloniana, C. × patrocinii, C. × picturata, C. × pittiana, C. × porphyritis, C. × raganii, C. × resplendens, C. × rigbyana, C. × ruschii, C. × sancheziana, C. × schroederiana, C. × schunkiana, C. × schunkii, C. × sgarbii, C. × sororia, C. × tenuata, C. × varelae, C. × venosa, C. × vereli, C. × victoria-regina, C. × victoriacarolinae, C. × wetmorei, C. × whitei, C. × wilsoniana, C. × wyattiana, C. × zaslawskii, C. × zayrae

Included species (for Tropicos, 9 May 2020):

C. × albertii, C. × aliciae, C. × amesiae, C. × amesiana, C. × amoena, C. × armainvillierensis, C. × arthuriana, C. × ashtoniana, C. × bahiensis, C. × ballantiniana, C. × behrensiana, C. × blesensis, C. × brabantiae, C. × brasiliensis, C. × braunae, C. × brymeriana, C. × burberryana, C. × buyssoniana, C. × calimaniana, C. × calimaniorum, C. × calummata, C. × cassandra, C. × chamberlainiana, C. × chloris, C. × citrinointermedia, C. × claesiana, C. × clonia, C. × cogniauxii, C. × colnagiana, C. × crethus, C. × dallei, C. × dallemagnei, C. × dasilvae, C. × dayana, C. × devonia, C. × devoniana, C. × devoniensis, C. × dolosa, C. × dominiana, C. × dukeana, C. × duveenii, C. × elegans, C. × eximia, C. × exoniensis, C. × extricata, C. × fausta, C. × felix, C. × fimbriata, C. × flaveola, C. × floribunda, C. × fowleri, C. × frankeana, C. × frithii, C. × gaezeriana, C. × gransabanensis, C. × guatemalensis, C. × hackbridgensis, C. × hardyana, C. × harrisii, C. × hummeliana, C. × hybrida, C. × imperator, C. × intricata, C. × isabella, C. × itatiayae, C. × joaquiniana, C. × johnstoniana, C. × juno, C. × kautskyi, C. × kerchoveana, C. × kienastiana, C. × kraenzlinii, C. × krameriana, C. × labendziana, C. × leucoglossa, C. × lourryana, C. × lucieniana, C. × manglesii, C. × mantinix, C. × mardellii, C. × marstersoniae, C. × massaiana, C. × massiliensis, C. × measuresii, C. × mesquitae, C. × minacia, C. × mitchellii, C. × mixta, C. × moduloi, C. × motae, C. × obrieniana, C. × pachecoi, C. × parthenia, C. × partheniax, C. × patrocinii, C. × philo, C. × picta, C. × picturata, C. × pittiae, C. × pittiana, C. × porphyrophlebia, C. × quinquecolor, C. × randiana, C. × resplendens, C. × rossii, C. × rothschildiana, C. × russelliana, C. × saint-gilles, C. × sancheziana, C. × sapho, C. × schroederana, C. × schroederiana, C. × schunkiana, C. × scita, C. × sedeniana, C. × silvana, C. × sororia, C. × splendidissima, C. × statteriana, C. × suavior, C. × tenuata, C. × triophthalma, C. × varelae, C. × vedastii, C. × veitchiana, C. × veitchii, C. × venosa, C. × veriflora, C. × victoria, C. × victoria-regina, C. × wellsiana, C. × wendlandii, C. × whitei, C. × wilsoniana, C. × zayrae, C. × zenobia
Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Excluded Cattleya species

Cattleya aurantiaca
Guarianthe aurantiaca
Cattleya bowringiana
Guarianthe bowringiana
Cattleya skinneri
Guarianthe skinneri
Cattleya × guatemalensis
Guarianthe × guatemalensis

Cattleya citrina
Prosthechea citrina

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Southern America
- Central America
  - Costa Rica, Panama.
- Caribbean
  - Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Southern South America‘‘‘
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay.

References

Description of taxon

Lindley, J. (1821) Collectanea Botanica No. 7: t. 33. [1824?]

Selected Bibliography

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) (2006) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 213 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198507127

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Cattleya.

Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Cattleya
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International Plant Names Index link: Cattleya
International Plant Names Index: Cattleya list
The Plant List link: Cattleya

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Genus Cattleya Lindl. (1824)