Cattleya violacea
Cattleya crispata
(Thunb.) Van den Berg Species
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- Botanical name
- Cattleya crispata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Cattleya
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Cattleya crispata
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Cattleya crispata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Amalia flava
Amalia fulva
Bletia flava
Cattleya caetensis
Cattleya crispata var. micrantha
Cattleya flava
Cattleya lutea
Cymbidium crispatum
Hoffmannseggella caetensis
Hoffmannseggella caetensis
Hoffmannseggella crispata
Hoffmannseggella flava
Laelia caetensis
Laelia caetensis
Laelia crispata
Laelia flava
Laelia flava var. micrantha
Laelia fulva
Laelia gardneri
Laelia lawrenceana
Sophronitis caetensis
Sophronitis crispata
Others in Cattleya
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