!Cattleya labiata Lindley 1824 SUBGENUS Cattleya SECTION Cattleya Lindley

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Another Color Form

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Plant and flowers

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Color Variation

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Drawing of

Drawing of C labiata var atropurpurea by © Pxton

Cattleya labiata Lindley var. alba

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Cattleya labiata Lindley var. albo-occulata L C Men. 1987

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Cattleya labiata Lindley var. coerulea 1821

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Cattleya labiata Lindley var. concolor L C Men. 1987

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Cattleya labiata Lindley var. purpureo-striata L C Men. 1987

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Cattleya labiata var semi alba 'foleyana' L.C. Menzes 1987

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Cattleya labiata var venosa estriata "Carla Giovana" Lindley 1821

Photo by © Alisson Xavier Mendes Filho

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Common Name Crimson or Ruby Lipped Cattleya

Flower Size 7" [17.5 cm]

Found in Venezuela and Maranhao, Piaui, Ceara, Pernambuco and Alagoas states of Brazil at elevations of 600 to 900 meters as a warm growing, variable sized epiphyte with club-shaped, slightly compressed pseudobulbs subtended by several greenish, thin textured sheaths and carrying a single, apical, oblong, obtuse, coriaceous leaf that blooms mostly in the fall and early winter on a short, few [2 to 5] flowered inflorescence subtended by a double, leathery sheath and carrying spicy, aromatic to clove scented flowers.

Synonyms Cattleya bullieri D.J. Carr 1886; Cattleya labiata autumnalis Pynaert 1893; Cattleya labiata f. alba (Linden & Rodigas) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat. 2004; Cattleya labiata f. albo-oculata Cogn. 1897; Cattleya labiata f. candida (Lindl.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007; Cattleya labiata f. coerulea (Rolfe) M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007; Cattleya labiata f. purpureostriata Cogn. 1897; Cattleya labiata var. alba Linden & Rodigas 1892; Cattleya labiata var. albo-oculata (Cogn.) L.C.Menezes 1987; Cattleya labiata var. amesiana L.C.Menezes 2002; Cattleya labiata var. amoena L.C.Menezes 2002; Cattleya labiata var. atropurpurea Paxton 1840; Cattleya labiata var. atropurpurea L.C.Menezes 2002; Cattleya labiata var autumnalis Linden 1887; Cattleya labiata var. beyrodtiana Schltr. 1914; Cattleya labiata var. brennandiana L.C.Menezes 2005; Cattleya labiata var. caerulea L.C.Menezes 2002; Cattleya labiata var. coerulea Rolfe 1895; Cattleya labiata var. concolor L.C.Menezes 2002; Cattleya labiata var. crocata Rchb.f. 1882; Cattleya labiata var foleyana H. Wms. 1897 ; Cattleya labiata var genuina Stein 1892; Cattleya labiata var. petersii Rolfe 1894; Cattleya labiata var. petersii-marmorata Cogn. & A.Gooss. 1898; Cattleya labiata var. purpureolineata L.C.Menezes 2002; Cattleya labiata var. purpureostriata (Cogn.) L.C.Menezes 1987; Cattleya labiata var. rochellensis Rchb.f. 1888; Cattleya labiata var. semialba L.C.Menezes 2002; Cattleya labiata var warocqueana Rolfe 1890; Cattleya labiata vera Veitch 1887; Cattleya labiatum Rchb.f 1861; Cattleya leeana Sander 1883; Cattleya lemoniana Lindley 1846; Cattleya massangeana Rchb. f. 1883; Cattleya morganae Warner 1882; Cattleya nalderiana Rchb. f. 1885; Cattleya oweniana auct. 1892; Cattleya pallida Lindl. & Paxton 1851-2; Cattleya peetersii André 1885; Cattleya perrinii Endl. in A.Hartinger 1845; Cattleya regalis hort. 1883; Cattleya rochellensii Rchb. f. 1888; Cattleya rollissonii T. Moore 1861; Cattleya wallisii L. Linden & Rchb. f. 1882; Cattleya warocqueana L. Linden 1890; Epidendrum labiatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1861; Epidendrum labiatum var lemonianum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1862; Epidendrum labiatum var pallidum (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f. 1862; Epidendrum labiatum var. pictum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1862

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Coll. Bot.: t. 33 Lindley 1824;

Paxton's Mag. Bot. 7: 73 Paxton 1840 as C labiata var atropurpurea;

Paxton's Mag. Bot. 7: 73 Paxton 1840 as C labiata var atropurpurea drawing fide;

Parad. Vindob.: t. 20 Endl. 1845 as C perrinii nom. illeg.;

Edwards's Bot. Reg. 32: t. 6 Lindley 1846 as C lemoniana;

Edwards's Bot. Reg. 32: t. 6 Lindley 1846 as C lemoniana drawing fide;

Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: t. 12 Lindley 1850 as C labiata var candida; ;

Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: t. 12 Lindley 1850 as C labiata var candida

Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 118 Lindley 1850 as C labiata var picta;

Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: t. 6 Lindley 1850

Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 51 Linden & Paxton 1851 as C pallida;

Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 51 Linden & Paxton 1851 as C pallida drawing fide

Bonplandia Rchb.f 1854;

Bonplandia Rchb.f 1856;

Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 313 Rchb.f 1861 as Epidendrum labiatum nom. illeg.;

Fl. Mag. (London) 1: t. 8 T Moore 1861 as C rollinsii;

Xenia Orchidaceae 2: 29 Rchb.f 1862 as Epidendrum labiatum

Xenia Orchidaceae 2: 29 Rchb.f 1862 as Epidendrum labiatum var lemonianum;

Xenia Orchidaceae 2: 30 Rchb.f 1862 as Epidendrum labiatum var pallidum;

Xenia Orchidaceae 2: 30 Rchb.f 1862 as Epidendrum labiatum var pictum;

L'orchidophile, Traité Théor. & Prat.: 239 F Buyss. 1878 as C labiata var pallida;

Flora 65: 534 Rchb.f 1882 as C labiata var crocata;

Gard. Chron., n.s., 19: 41 Sander 1883 as C leeana nom. provis.;

Gard. Chron., n.s., 19: 242 Rchb.f 1883 as C massangeana;

Gard. Chron., n.s., 20: 404 T.Moore & Mast. 1883 as C regalis;

Gard. World 1: 569 O'Brien 1885 as C labiata var brillantissima;

Gard. Chron., n.s., 23: 756 Rchb.f 1885 as C nalderiana;

Rev. Hort. (Paris) 57: 271 Andre 1885 as C peetersii;

Rev. Hort. (Paris) 58: 444 Carriere 1886 as C bullieri;

Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 2: 460 Rchb.f 1887 as C labiata var wilsoniana;

Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 4: 533 Rchb.f 1888 as C labiata var rochellensis;

Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 7: 735 Rolfe 1890 as C labiata var warocqueana;

J. Orchidées 1: 189 Linden 1890 as C warocqueana;

Lindenia 8: t. 370 Linden & Rodigas 1892 as C labiata var alba;

Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 12: 312 Mast. 1892 as C oweniana;

Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1893-1894: 10 Pynaert 1893 as C labiata autumnalis;

Orchid Rev. 2: 78 Rolfe 1894 as C labiata var petersii;

Orchid Rev. 3: 350 Rolfe 1895 as C labiata var coerulea;

Dict. Icon. Orchid., Cattleya: t. 3 Cogniaux 1897 as C labiata f albo-oculta;

Dict. Icon. Orchid., Cattleya: t. 3D Cogn. & A.Gooss. 1898 as C labiata var petersii-marmorata;

Dict. Icon. Orchid., Cattleya: t. 3 Cogniaux 1897 as C labiata f purpureostriata;

Symbolae Antillanae Vol VI Orchidaceae Urban 1909;

Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915;

Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915 as C labiata var beyrodtiana;

Atlas des Orchidees Cultivees Constantin 1920 drawing fide;

Iconografia de Orchidaceae Do Brasil Hoehne 1949 drawing fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 26 No 2 1957 drawing fide;

Orchids of Malaya Holttum 1957;

Orchid Digest Vol 23 #5 1959 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 29 No 1 1960 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 29 No 2 1960;

AOS Bulletin Vol 32 No 4 1963 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 32 No 10 1963;

Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965 photo ok;

AOS Bulletin Vol 35 No 10 1966 as C labiata var aurtumnalis;

A AOS Bulletin Vol 39 No 5 1970 as C labiata var. coerulea;

Flora de Venezuela Foldats Volumen XV Part 3 1970 drawing fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 36 No 6 1972 as C labiata var. coerulea photo fide;

Orchidaceae Brasilienses Pabst & Dungs Band I 1975 drawing fide;

Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 10 576 - 632 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1977;

The Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas and Their Color Variations Fowlie 1977;

Orquideologia Vol 15 #1 Luer & Escobar 1981;

Growing Orchids Vol 2 Rentoul 1982;

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids Pridgeon 1982;

AOS Bulletin Vol 52 No 11 1983 drawing fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 53 No 10 1984 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 53 No 12 1984 as C labiata var. alba photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 48 No 2 1984 as C labiata var. alba photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 48 No 2 1984 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 54 No 1 1985 photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 49 No 3 1985 drawing/photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 51 No 2 1987 drawing fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 51 No 3 1987 as C labiata var alba photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 56 No 11 1987 photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 51 No 3 1987 as C labiata var. alba photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 51 No 3:138 1987 C labiata var. albo-occulata photo fide

Orchid Digest Vol 51 No 3 1987 as C labiata var. coerulea photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 51 No 3 1987 C labiata var. concolor photo fide

Orchid Digest Vol 51 No 3 1987 as C labiata var. purpureo-striata photo fide

Orchid Digest Vol 51 No 3 Cattleya labiata var semi alba 'foleyana' 1987 photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 51 No 3 1987 as C labiata var venosa estriata photo fide;

Orchid Digest 51: 138 L C Menezes 1987 as C labiata var purpureostriata;

AOS Bulletin Vol 57 No 2 1988 photo fide;

The Cattleya and their Relatives Withner Vol 1 1988 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 61 No 11 1992 photo;

AOS Bulletin Vol 61 No 11 1992 drawing fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 61 No 11 1992 as C labiata var semi-alba photo fide;

The Manual of Cultivated Orchids Bechtel, Cribb and Laurent 1992 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 62 No 5 1993 as C labiata var autumnalis photo fide;

Schlechteriana Vol 4 No 3 1993 drawing/photo fide;

Orchids of Brazil McQueen 1993 photo fide;

Orchids of Brazil McQueen 1993 as C labiata var venosa estriata photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 64 #8 1995 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 64 #8 1995 as C labiata var amesiana photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 64 #9 1995 photo fide; Manual of Orchids Stewart 1995;

AOS Bulletin Vol 66 No 3 1997 photo fide;

Orquideas do Estado do Espirito Santo Ruschi 1997 drawing fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 68 No 9 1999 photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 64 #2 2000 photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 66 #2 2002 photo fide;

Botanica's Orchids Laurel Glen 2002;

Orquídeas/Orchids: Cattleya labiata autumnalis: 83 L C Menezes 2002 as C labiata var amesiana;

Orquídeas/Orchids: Cattleya labiata autumnalis: 85 L C Menezes 2002 as C labiata var amoena;

Orquídeas/Orchids: Cattleya labiata autumnalis: 87 L B Menezes 2002 as C labiata var atropurpurea nom. illeg.

Orquídeas/Orchids: Cattleya labiata autumnalis: 89 L C Menezes 2002 as C labiata var caerulea nom. illeg., non coerulea Rolfe;

Orquídeas/Orchids: Cattleya labiata autumnalis: 89 L C Menezes 2002 as C labiata var concolor;

Orquídeas/Orchids: Cattleya labiata autumnalis: 91 L C Menezes 2002 as C labiata var purpureolineata;

Orquídeas/Orchids: Cattleya labiata autumnalis: 92 L C Menezes 2002 as C labiata var semialba;

AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 1 2003 photo;

AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 1 2003 as C labiata var. alba photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 2 2003 drawing fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 9 2003 photo fide;

Orquidologia Sul-Amer.: 102 F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat.2004 as C labiata f alba;

AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 9 2005 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 12 2005 photo;

Bol. CAOB 59: 71 L C Menezes 2005 as C labiata var brennandiana;

The World's Most Beautiful Orchids Allikas & Nash 2005 photo fide;

Genera Orchidacearum Vol 4 Part 1 Pridgeon, Chase, Cribb & Rasmusen 2005;

AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 9 2006 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 11 2006 drawing fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 76 #11 2007 photo fide;

Orchid. Atlas: 62 M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007 as C labiata f candida;

Orchid. Atlas: 62 M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007 as C labiata f coerulea;

AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 9 2008 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 9 2008 as C labiata var. alba photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 9 2008 as C labiata var. coerulea photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 9 2008 as Cattleya labiata var semi alba 'foleyana' photo fide;

AOS Bulletin vol 78 No 11 2009 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #2 2010 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #6 2010 drawing fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #9 2010 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #9 2010 as C labiata var. alba photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #9 2010 as C labiata var. coerulea photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #9 2010 as Cattleya labiata var semi alba 'foleyana' photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #12 2010 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 80 #12 2011 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 82 #10 2013 photo fide;

Orchidees Du Bresil As Orchideas da Serra Do Castello Vol 3 Chiron & Bolsanello 2013 drawing/photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 78 #1 2014 photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 78 #2 2014 photo fide;

Orchids, A Colombian Treasure Vol 1 Ortiz & Uribe 2014 photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 79 #4 2015 photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 80 #2 2016;

AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #9 2016 drawing fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 2016 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 2016 as C labiata var rubra photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 86 # 7 2017 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 86 #8 2017 as C labiata f rubra photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 86 #8 2017 as C labiata var. coerulea photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 86 # 11 2017 as Cattleya labiata var semi alba 'foleyana' photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 87 #1 2018 drawing fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 81 #2 2018 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 88 #11 2019 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 89 #1 2020 photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 89 #1 2020 as C labiata f rubra photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 89 #1 2020 as C labiata var. coerulea photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 89 #2 2020 as C labiata var. coerulea photo fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 89 #2 2020 as Cattleya labiata var semi alba 'foleyana' photo fide

AOS Bulletin Vol 89 #2 2020 drawing fide

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