Cattleya schroederae

Cattleya schroederae
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

  1. http://www.orchidspecies.com/cattscroedderae.htm
  2. 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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