Cattleya porphyroglossa L. Linden & Rchb. f. 1856 SUBGENUS Falcata SECTION Granulosae [Fowlie]Withner 1989

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Common Name Purple Lipped Cattleya

Flower Size 3" [7.5 cm]

Found in Brazil low on trees near water as a medium to large sized, hot to cool growing, bifoliate epiphytic species with cylindrical, laterally compressed pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, ellipic, coriaceous, leaves that blooms in the spring and summer on a terminal, shorter to 4" [10 cm], several flowered, long-lived inflorescence carrying strongly fragrant, heavy-textured flowers.

It is often found in nature with Cattleya harrisoniana .

Synonyms Cattleya batalini Sander & Kranzlin 1892[non-hybrid]; Cattleya dijanceana hort ex Rolfe 1902; Cattleya porphyroglossa f. punctulata (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007; Cattleya porphyroglossa var. punctulata Rchb.f. 1887; Epidendrum porphyroglossum Rchb.f 1862

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Allg. Gartenzeitung 24: 98 Linden & Rchb.f 1856

Xenia Orchid. 2: 33 Rchb.f 1862 as Epidendrum porphyroglossum;

Gard. Chron. 1866: 315 Rchb.f 1866 as Cattleya amethystoglossa var. sulphurea drawing fide;

Xenia Orchidaceae vol 2 Rchb.f 1873 as Epidendrum porphyroglossum drawing fide;

Xenia Orchid. 2: 33 Rchb.f 1862 as Epidendrum porphyroglossum var. sulphureum

Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 2: 98 Rchb.f 1887 as C poryroglossa var punctulata;

Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 12: 332 Sander & Kraenzl. 1892 as C batalinii;

Orchid Rev. 10: 331 Rolfe 1902 as C dijanceana;

Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965;

Orchidaceae Brasilienses Pabst & Dungs Band I 1975 drawing fide;

Orchidaceae Brasilienses Pabst & Dungs Band I 1975 as C x batalini;

AOS Bulletin vol 53 no 7 1984 photo fide;

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

Orchids of Brazil McQueen 1993 photo fide;

Manual of Orchids Stewart 1995;

Orchid. Atlas: 68 M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007 as C porphyroglossa f puntulata;

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