Cattleya violacea
Cattleya cernua
(Lindl.) Van den Berg Species
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- Botanical name
- Cattleya cernua
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Cattleya
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Cattleya cernua
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Cattleya cernua but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Cattleya cernua
Cattleya cernua var. alagoensis
Cattleya cernua var. albiflora
Cattleya cernua var. endsfeldzii
Cattleya pterocarpa
Epidendrum humile
Sophronia cernua
Sophronia modesta
Sophronia pterocarpa
Sophronitis cernua
Sophronitis cernua
Sophronitis cernua var. alagoensis
Sophronitis cernua var. albiflora
Sophronitis cernua var. endsfeldzii
Sophronitis hoffmannseggii
Sophronitis isopetala
Sophronitis modesta
Sophronitis nutans
Sophronitis pterocarpa
Others in Cattleya
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