Orchidaceae

Cattleya Lindl.

First published in Coll. Bot.: t. 33 (1824)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Costa Rica to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878949 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000878467 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Burchell [3438] Brazil K000878952 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Sanderman, C. [2042] Brazil K000878807 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000878468 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Glaziou, A.F.M. [15650] Brazil K000878816 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878469 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Glaziou, A.F.M. [18513] Brazil K000878817 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Gardner [676] Brazil K000878818 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878938 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000878933 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878934 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878947 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878942 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Moore, T. [s.n.] K000878811 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Sello [s.n.] Brazil K000878454 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878813 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878945 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1384] Brazil K000878474 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Spruce [1660] Brazil K000878463 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878939 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878951 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878815 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878937 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878452 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878943 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878805 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878946 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000878456 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878455 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Hatschbach, G.G. [12576] Brazil K000878803 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Spruce, R. [1660] Brazil K000878464 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878944 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878808 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878935 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Hatschbach, G.G. [12611] Brazil K000878802 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878948 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878466 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878449 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878921 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878953 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Moore, S. [568] Brazil K000878462 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878936 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878810 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878950 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [244] Brazil K000878693 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [244] Brazil K000878692 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878812 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Hoehne, W. [14970] Brazil K000878819 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878476 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878804 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878809 Yes
Nov 1, 2011 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878940 Yes
Nov 1, 2011 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878941 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Jenman, G.S. [603] Guyana K000880362 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Appun, C.F. [2465] Guyana K000878461 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 s.coll. [s.n.] K000880361 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Appun, C.F. [760] K000878460 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000878459 Yes
Feb 22, 1971 Ramos, J.; Sousa, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000878471 Yes
Aug 20, 1970 Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4221] Brazil K000878470 Yes
Aug 20, 1970 Harley, R.M.; Lima, A.M.; Souza, R. [10551] Brazil K000878475 Yes
Stannard, B.; Ganov, W.; Queiroz, R.F. [H51673] Brazil K:SPC-58972.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000878498 Yes
K:SPC-22325.000 No
K:SPC-22324.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878695 Yes
K:SPC-22306.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878814 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000878453 Yes
Brazil K:SPC-43894.000 No
Brazil K:SPC-22152.000 No
K000584047 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stannard, B.L.; Arrais, M.G.M. [764] Brazil K000878472 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-77793.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000878487 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878497 Yes
Brazil K:SPC-07733.000 No
Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4145] Brazil K000878458 Yes
Stannard, B.L.; Arrais, M.G.M. [764] Brazil K000878473 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878689 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K:SPC-65228.000 No
K000584046 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ramos, J.; Sousa, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000878465 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878687 Yes
K:SPC-22300.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-19291.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000501966 Holotype Yes
K:SPC-22307.000 No
Azambuja, G.A., de [173] Brazil K000584033 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rand, E.S. [735] Brazil K000880363 Type Yes
K:SPC-19302.000 No
Lehmann, F.C. [3138] Colombia K001461346 Yes
K:SPC-22294.000 No
K:SPC-19294.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878477 Yes
Harley, R.M. [10551] Brazil K:SPC-07489.000 No
Philcox, D.; Fereira [4221] Brazil K:SPC-22748.014 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000879033 Yes
K000584044 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-06830.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878499 Yes
Boog [s.n.] Brazil K000879700 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878500 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-65340.000 No
Papua New Guinea K:SPC-39163.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878690 Yes
K:SPC-22146.001 No
K:SPC-22299.000 No
K:SPC-19661.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878479 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878457 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000878486 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878694 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] K000584035 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brazil K:SPC-22301.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878450 Yes
Brazil K:SPC-22149.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878502 Yes
K000584045 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878806 Yes
K:SPC-19308.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878688 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878451 Yes
K:SPC-22308.000 No
Brazil K:SPC-22748.017 No
K000584036 Unknown Type Material Yes
Craig Brazil K:SPC-29121.000 No
K:SPC-22322.000 No
K:SPC-22305.000 No
Saudeman, C. [2242] Peru K001461439 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [s.n.] Brazil K000878686 Yes
Colombia K:SPC-06827.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878691 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-65219.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000878501 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [3138] Colombia K001461345 Yes
Cattleyella K:SPC-76152.000 No
Germany Sophronitis K:SPC-09760.000 No

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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