Cattleya maxima

Cattleya maxima

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 maxima

Name

Cattleya maxima Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 116 (1833)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Epidendrum maximum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 316 (1861)
• Heterotypic
  • Cattleya maxima var. aphlebia Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 22: 394 (1884)
  • Cattleya malouana Linden, Lindenia 1: 90 (1885)
  • Cattleya maxima var. backhousii Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 24: 142 (1885)
  • Cattleya maxima var. hrubyana L.Linden & Rodigas, Lindenia 1: 29 (1885)
  • Cattleya maxima var. marchettiana B.S.Williams, Orchid Album 9: t. 404 (1891)
  • Cattleya maxima f. aphlebia (Rchb.f.) Roeth, Orchidee (Hamburg) 61: 45 (2010)

Cultivars

• Cattleya × dominiana Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1859: 948 (1859)
• Cattleya × chloris auct., Gard. Chron., III, 1893(2): 525 (1893)

References

• Govaerts, R. & al. 2012. Cattleya maxima in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 May 31.
• Tropicos.org: 2012. Cattleya maxima Published on internet. Accessed: 2012 May 31.
• International Plant Names Index: 2012. Cattleya maxima . Published on the Internet. Accessed May 31 2012

Vernacular names

русский: Каттлея крупнейшая

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