Cattleya forbesii

Cattleya forbesii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Cattleya
Species: Cattleya forbesii

Name

Cattleya forbesii Lindl., Coll. Bot.: t. 37 (1826)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Epidendrum forbesii (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 316 (1861)
• Heterotypic
  • Epidendrum pauper Vell., Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 13 (1831)
  • Maelenia paradoxa Dumort., Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 9: 13 (1834)
  • Cattleya vestalis Hoffmanns., Verz. Orchid., ed. 2: 831 (1843)
  • Cattleya fulva Beer, Prakt. Stud. Orchid.: 210 (1854)
  • Cattleya isopetala Beer, Prakt. Stud. Orchid.: 211 (1854)
  • Cattleya forbesii var. viridiflora Horta, Rodriguésia 1(3): 19 (1936)
  • Cattleya pauper (Vell.) Stellfeld, Arq. Mus. Paranaense 7: 345 (1949)
  • Cattleya forbesii f. aurea A.Seidel ex Roeth, Orchidee (Hamburg) 57: 608 (2006)

References

• Govaerts, R. & al. 2012. Cattleya forbesii in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 March 22.
• Tropicos.org: 2012. Cattleya forbesii Published on internet. Accessed: 2012 March 22.
• International Plant Names Index: 2012. Cattleya forbesii . Published on the Internet. Accessed March 22 2012

Vernacular names

English: Forbes' Cattleya

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