× Laeliocattleya elegans (C.Morren) Rolfe 1889
Photo by © Ade's Orchids
Drawing by C Morren
Drawings by McFarland
Common NameThe Elegant × Laeliocattleya
Flower Size
Found in Brazil as a natural hybrid between L purpurata and C tigrina. The flower colors can be quite variable.
Synonyms Bletia × elegans (C.Morren) Rchb.f. 1862; Bletia × elegans var. houtteana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1862; × Brasicattleya elegans (C.Morren) Campacci 2006; Cattleya × devonia Anon. 1863; Cattleya × devoniana G.Nicholson 1884; Cattleya × devoniensis Veitch 1864; Cattleya × devoniensis var. alba 1864; *Cattleya × elegans C.Morren 1848; × Hadrocattleya elegans (C.Morren) V.P.Castro & Chiron 2002; × Hadrocattleya elegans f. leucotata (L.Linden) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat. 2004; Laelia × brysiana Lem. 1856; Laelia × devoniensis (Veitch) Rchb.f. 1877; Laelia × elegans (C.Morren) Rchb.f. 1845Laelia × elegans var. alba Barb.Rodr. 1877; Laelia × elegans var. andersonii W.Bull 1874; Laelia × elegans var. blenheimensis B.S.Williams 1891; Laelia × elegans var. dayi B.S.Williams 1862; Laelia × elegans var. gigantea (R.Warner) A.H.Kent 1887; Laelia × elegans var. houtteana Rchb.f. 1860; Laelia × elegans var. incantans Rchb.f. 1887; Laelia × elegans var. morreniana Rchb.f. 1888; Laelia × elegans var. picta Rchb.f. 1884; Laelia × elegans var. schilleriana A.H.Kent 1887; Laelia × elegans var. tautziana Rchb.f. 1888; Laelia × elegans var. turneri (R.Warner) A.H.Kent 1887; Laelia × elegans var. warneri B.S.Williams 1862; Laelia × gigantea R.Warner 1862; Laelia × pachystele Rchb.f. 1888; Laelia purpurata var. brysiana (Lem.) F.Buyss. 1878; Laelia × turneri R.Warner 1862; × Laeliocattleya elegans var. leucotata L.Linden 1893; × Laeliocattleya pachystele (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1888; × Laeliocattleya sayana L.Linden 1894; × Laeliocattleya schulziana L.Linden 1895; × Sophrocattleya elegans (C.Morren) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2001
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
*Allg. Gartenzeitung 13: 242 Rchb.f 1845;
Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 4: 93 C Morren 1848 as Cattleya elegans drawing fide;
Ill. Hort. 3: 48 Lem. 1856 as L x brysiana;
Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 16: 281 Rchb.f 1860 as L x elegans var houtteana;
Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 427 Rchb.f 1862 as Bletia x elegans;
Xenia Orchid. 2: 55 Rchb.f 1862 as Bletia elegans var houtteana;
Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 2: 111 B S Williams 1862 as L x elegans;
Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 2: 111 B S Williams 1862 as L x elegans var warneri;
Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 247 R Warner 1862 as L x gigantea;
Select Orchid. Pl. 1: t. 12 R Warner 1862 as L x turneri;
Select Orchid. Pl. 1: t. 12 R Warner 1862 as L x turneri drawing fide;
Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 3: 372 Anon 1863 as Cattleya x devonia;
Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 178 Veitch 1864 as Cattleya x devoniensis;
Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 178 Veitch 1864 as Cattleya x devoniensis var alba;
Gard. Chron. 1865: 698 Rchb.f 1865 as L x elegans var wolstenholmiae;
Garden (London, 1871-1927) 6: 140 W Bull 1874 as L x elegans var andersonii;
Gard. Chron., n.s., 8: 424 Rchb.f 1877 as L x devoniensis;
Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 66 Barb Rodr. 1877 as L x elegans var alba
L'orchidophile Traité Théor. & Prat.: 362 F Buyss. 1878 as L purpurata var brysiana;
Ill. Dict. Gard. 1: 281 G Nicholson 1884 as X Cattleya devonia;
Gard. Chron., n.s., 21: 140 Rchb.f 1884 as L x elegans var picta;
Orchid Album 3: t. 97 B S Williams 1884 as L x elegans var prasiata;
Orchid Album 3: t. 97 B S Williams 1884 as L x elegans var prasiata drawing fide;
Man. Orchid. Pl. 2: 67 A H Kent 1887 as L x elegans var gigantea; ,
Man. Orchid. Pl. 2: 67 A H Kent 1887 as L x elegans var schilleriana;
Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 2: 333 Rchb.f 1887 as L x elegans var incantans;
Man. Orchid. Pl. 2: 67 A H Kent 1887 as L x elegans var turneri;
Orchid Album 7: t. 331 Rchb.f 1888 as L x elegans var morreniana
Orchid Album 7: t. 331 Rchb.f 1888 as L x elegans var morreniana drawing fide;
Orchid Album 7: t. 329 Rchb.f 1888 as L x elegans var stella
Orchid Album 7: t. 329 Rchb.f 1888 as L x elegans var stella drawing fide;
Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 3: 330 Rchb.f 1888 as L x elegans var tautziana;
Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 4: 596 Rchb.f 1888 L x pachystele;
Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 4: 596 Rchb.f 1888 as x Laeliocattleya pachystele;
Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 5: 619 Rolfe 1889 as x Laeliocattleya elegans;
Orchid Album 9: t. 413 B S Williams 1891 as L x elegans var broomeana
Orchid Album 9: t. 413 B S Williams 1891 as L x elegans var broomeana;
Orchid Album 9: t. 413 B S Williams 1891 as L x elegans var tautziana
Orchid Album 9: t. 393 B S Williams 1891 as L x elegans var blenheimensis;
Lindenia 7: 13 L Linden 1893 as X laeliocattleya elegans var leucotata;
Lindenia 7: 13 L Linden 1893 as X laeliocattleya elegans var leucotata drawing fide;
J. Orchidées 5: 220 L Linden 1894 as x Laeliocattleya sayana drawing fide;
Lindenia 11: 21 L Linden 1895 as x Laeliocattleya schultziana;
Lindenia 11: 21 L Linden 1895 as x Laeliocattleya schultziana drawing fide
Orchid Digest Vol 55 No 3 1991 photo fide;
Lindleyana 16: 111 Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2001 as x Sophrocattleya elegans;
Richardiana 2: 26 V P Castro & Chiron 2002 as x Hadrolaelia elegans;
Orquidologia Sul-Amer.: 102 F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat. 2004 as x Hadrolaelia elegans f leucotata;
Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 103 Campacci 2006 as x Brasicattleya elegans;
AOS Bulletin Vol 84 #11 2015 photo fide;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 Supplement :41 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var alba
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 Supplement :41 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var andersonii
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 Supplement :41 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var blenheimensis;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 Supplement Supplement :41 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var dayii
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 Supplement :41 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var gigantea;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 Supplement :41 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var houtteana;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 Supplement :41 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var incantans;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 Supplement :41 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var morreniana;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 supplement: 42 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var picta;
AOS Bulletin Vol #10 supplement: 42 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var prasita;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 supplement: 42 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var schilleriana;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 supplement: 42 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var tautziana;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 supplement: 42 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var turneri;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 supplement: 42 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var warneri;
AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #10 supplement: 42 K A Roberts 2016 as Cattlya elegans var wolstenholiae;
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