Cattleya purpurata




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
Subtribe Laeliinae
Scientific name Cattleya purpurata Beer
Synonyms Amalia purpurea Heynhold; Bletia casperiana Reichenbach f.; Bletia purpurata Reichenbach f.; Brasilaelia purpurata (Lindley & Paxton) Campacci; Cattleya brysiana Lemaire; Cattleya casperiana Reichenbach f.; Hadrolaelia purpurata ( Lindley & Paxton ) Chiron & V. P. Castro; Laelia casperiana Reichenbach f.; Laelia purpurata Lindley; Laelia russelliana B. S. Williams; Laelia wyattiana Reichenbach f.; Sophronitis purpurata (Lindley & Paxton) C. Berg & M. W. Chase
Distribution Brazil
Reference Laelia purpurata Lindley 1852-3
Brasilaelia purpurata (Lindley & Paxton) Campacci



March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden