Cattleya cinnabarina

Cattleya cinnabarina is a lithophyte from Brazil, growing at intermediate elevations. The inflorescences emerge from the top of new pseudobulbs, each carrying a dozen or so bright orange flowers.

Cattleya cinnabarina
Illustration of Cattleya cinnabarina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cattleya
Subgenus: Cattleya subg. Cattleya
Section: Cattleya sect. Crispae
Species:
C. cinnabarina
Binomial name
Cattleya cinnabarina
Van den Berg.
Synonyms

Laelia cinnabarina

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References

    • "Cattleya cinnabarina". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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