Cattleya schroederae
| Cattleya schroederae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Alliance: | Cattleya |
| Genus: | Cattleya |
| Subgenus: | Cattleya subg. Cattleya |
| Section: | Cattleya sect. Cattleya |
| Species: | C. schroederae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cattleya schroederae Rchb.f. (1887) | |
Cattleya schroederae is a species of orchid. C. schroederae is named after Baroness Schroeder, wife of Sir John Schroder, see de:John Henry Schröder. It is a Colombian unifoliate Cattleya species. Flowers are to 9" (22.5 cm) across, strongly fragrant.[1] C. shroederae blooms in spring from a sheath that has formed before the winter dormancy.[2] As it blooms around Easter in Northern hemisphere, it is often referred to as "easter orchid", a name it shares with Cattleya mossiae.
| External identifiers for Cattleya schroederae | |
|---|---|
| NCBI | 142278 |
References
- ↑ http://www.orchidspecies.com/cattscroedderae.htm
- ↑ The Showy Cattleya, Queen of the Orchids (Beginners` Handbook - XV) American Orchid Society Bulletin Vol.25, No.2 p.159 (1956)
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