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Cattleya maxima occurs as an epiphyte on trees in dry forests from 100 to 1800 m of elevation, [3] from Ecuador to Peru. [4] The upland variety can be found growing on rocky slopes. [ 1 ]
Epiphytic or terrestrial orchids with cylindrical rhizome from which the fleshy noodle-like roots grow. Pseudobulbs can be conical, spindle-shaped or cylindrical; with upright growth; one or two leaves growing from the top of them.
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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]
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Cattleya warscewiczii (The "Warscewicz's Cattley's orchid"), a labiate Cattleya, is a species of orchid. Drawing of C. warscewiczii in Xenia Orchidacea vol. 1, 1858. It was first collected by Józef Warszewicz in Colombia in 1848-49 and formally described by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1855. [1] C. warscewiczii exhibits a typical Cattleya ...
Cattleya violacea is a species of orchid native to the lowland rainforests of the Amazon and Orinoco river basins, being the most widespread of all Cattleya species in the wild. [1] C. Violacea has been found throughout northern South America. [ 2 ]
The choice of Cattleya trianae was made for two main reasons: The lip is yellow, blue and red, in the same way as the Colombian flag. The species was named after the 19th century Colombian botanist José Jerónimo Triana. The species grows at 1500–2000 meters above sea level, in Cloud forests. It is an endangered species due to habitat ...