Cattleya labiata Lindley

photo courtesy of Delfina's Brazilian Orchids

Labiata 'Mattle Shave' (Cattleya) from Corel Photo Gallery

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Synonyms:

Cattleya lemoniana Lindley

Epidendrum labiatum Reichenbach f.

Cattleya labiata vera Veitch

Cattleya labiata var. autumnalis Linden

Cattleya warocqueana Linden ex Kerchove

Cattleya labiata var. warocqueana Rolfe

Cattleya labiata var. genuina Stein

Common name: Crimson or Ruby lipped Cattleya

Derivation: for the large lip

Type: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plant: epiphytic, compressed club-shaped pseudobulbs (12-30cm) covered with sheaths, one leathery oblong leaf (6 x 15-25cm) at apex

Flowers: inflorescence comes from two sheaths, 2-5 pale to bright rose flowers (12.5-15cm), magenta-purple lip with rose-lilac margins, yellow throat with purple veining

Bloomtimes: January to April

Habitat: areas of distinct rainy and dry seasons

Comments: now uncommon in some of it's native range

Distribution Range: Brazil (Ceará, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara)

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References:
• The Cattleyas and their Relatives; Carl L. Withner; Timber Press 1988; Vol. I, pg. 81-82
• Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species; Bechtel, Cribb & Launert; MIT press 1992; pg. 100
• Cattleya: the Unifoliate Cattleyas; Guido J. Braem; Brücke-verlag Kurt Schmersow; pg. 32-37
• Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids; Alex Pridgeon; Timber Press 1992; pg. 54
• Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids; Alex D. Hawkes; Faber & Faber 1965; pg. 98
• Native Orchids of Brazil; Bicalho, Miura; Associação Orquidofila de São Paolo 1977; pg. 26-43
• Brazilian Orchids; K. G. Lacerda et al; Sodo Publishing; pg. 247-251
• Orchidaceae Brasilienses; G.F.J. Pabst & F. Dungs; Brücke-verlag 1977; Vol. II, pg. 143

Last Modified: Friday, February 04, 2000