Cattleya longipes




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
Subtribe Laeliinae
Scientific name Cattleya longipes (Reichenbach f.) Van den Berg
Synonyms Bletia longipes (Reichenbach f.) Reichenbach f.; Bletia lucasiana Rolfe; Hoffmannseggella longipes (Reichenbach f.) V. P. Castro & Chiron; Laelia longipes Reichenbach f.; Laelia longipes Reichenbach f. var. lucasiana (Rolfe) Schlechter; Laelia lucasiana Rolfe; Laelia ostermeyeri Hoehne; Sophronitis longipes (Reichenbach f.) Van den Berg & M. W. Chase
Distribution Brazil
Reference Laelia longipes Rchb.f 1863
Hoffmannseggella longipes (Rchb.f.) V.P.Castro & Chiron
Note Photo below is that of an orchid (Laelia lucasiana 'M-1') which was cultivated by Matsumoto Orchid Nursery and displayed at the Orchid Show 2007 in Ginza Matsuzakaya (Tokyo, Japan).



January 2007
at Ginza Matsuzakaya