Biology:Cattleya labiata
| Cattleya labiata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cattleya |
| Subgenus: | Cattleya subg. Cattleya |
| Section: | Cattleya sect. Cattleya |
| Species: | C. labiata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cattleya labiata Lindl.
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Cattleya labiata, also known as the crimson cattleya or ruby-lipped cattleya, is the type species of Cattleya, discovered in 1818 in Brazil.
Description
This plant grows in Pernambuco, Alagoas, Ceará, and Sergipe in northeastern Brazil and is considered of Least Concern (LC) by the IUCN. It attains different sizes depending on the area from which it originates. Plants in Pernambuco are smaller with mostly lilac flowers. The interior part of the flower is a dark lilac color.[1] Plants from Alagoas are bigger and have larger flowers. Some varieties, such as Cattleya labiata var. semialba, have large white flowers with a touch of yellow. There is another variety of semialba, with lilac in the inferior part of the flower. The plant is an epiphyte, growing on trees where light is plentiful. There are many other places where the plant also grows, such as directly on rock with little soil.
The diploid chromosome number of C. labiata has been variously determined as 2n = 40, 41, and 46. The haploid chromosome number of C. labiata has been variously determined as n = 21 and 21.[2]
History
Its discovery by English naturalist William Swainson led to intense interest in orchids in Victorian society, leading to fierce competition to rediscover the flower's precise habitat.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Gambar Bunga Anggrek Cattleya Spesies Terpopuler - Angphotorion" (in en-US). 2024-10-13. https://www.angphotorion.com/bunga-anggrek-cattleya-spesies-terpopuler/.
- ↑ page 251 of L. P. Felix and M. Guerra: "Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)" Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 163(2010)234—278. The Linnean Society of London. Downloaded October 2010 from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01059.x/abstract
- ↑ "Would you pay $100,000 for an orchid?". The Economist Newspaper Limited 2025. https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/06/03/would-you-pay-100000-for-an-orchid.
- ↑ Bilston, Sarah. The Lost Orchid: A Story of Victorian Plunder and Obsession. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674272606.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q935165 entry
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